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September 17, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Red cell distribution width (RDW) is independently associated with all-cause mortality in adult patients with osteomyelitis admitted to the intensive care unit

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LLLloyd L. LiangZCZhe ChenZHZongyun He

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Retrospective analysis found RDW is significantly linked to increased mortality in osteomyelitis patients, indicating its prognostic potential.

Key Points

  • RDW is independently associated with increased all-cause mortality in osteomyelitis patients.
  • 10.7% of patients died within 90 days, linking RDW levels to this outcome.
  • Retrospective study analyzed data from the MIMIC-IV database comprising 2,700 patients.
  • RDW serves as a valuable prognostic marker in identifying high-risk individuals.

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Liang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4272b713b0b5dfea6dff0https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332211
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