Monocyte distribution width compared with C-reactive protein and procalcitonin for early sepsis detection in the emergency department.

A la WooDong Kyu OhChan-Jeoung ParkSang-Bum Hong

Published in: PloS one (2021)

MDW reflected a diagnostic performance comparable to that of conventional diagnostic markers, implying that MDW is an alternative biomarker. The combination of MDW and qSOFA improves the diagnostic performance for early sepsis.

Keyphrases

emergency department
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
septic shock
dendritic cells
endothelial cells
peripheral blood
adverse drug
electronic health record