Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 10, Number 1, January 2018, pages 9-12

Does Red Cell Distribution Width Predict Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury: Comparison to Corticosteroid Randomization After Significant Head Injury

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Receiver-operating characteristic curves for each of RDW and CRASH for prediction of mortality.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Receiver-operating characteristic curves for each of RDW and CRASH for prediction of neurologic outcome (GOS 1 - 3 at 6 months).

Tables

Table 1. Comparison of Survivors to Non-Survivors
 
SurvivorsNon-survivorsP-value
N, %339 (81.5)77 (18.5)
Age (mean ± SD)58 ± 2358 ± 231.0
Gender (male, %)63690.3
GCS (mean ± SD)12 ± 35 ± 30.0001
RDW (mean ± SD)13.9 ± 1.514.0 ± 1.20.6
CRASH (mean ± SD)24 ± 2268 ± 260.0001

 

Table 2. Association of RDW and CRASH With Poor Neurologic Outcome (GOS 1 - 3)
 
Odds ratioP value
Red cell distribution width (%)
  < 131.0Reference
  13 - 13.98.00.005
  14 - 14.9180.0001
  15 - 15.9100.001
  16 - 16.94.30.03
  > 176.70.01
CRASH (%)
  < 101.0Reference
  11 - 302.00.1
  31 - 506.00.01
  51 - 70160.0001
  71 - 90410.0001
  > 90770.0001