Association of red blood cell distribution width with mortality risk in hospitalized adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width With Mortality Risk in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Simple blood test can predict severity of COVID-19 for some patients – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston AND Routine blood test may identify patients at risk for severe COVID-19 – UPI

Commentary on Twitter

Death in #COVID19: JAMA Open
 
In lots of dzs RDW >14.5% robustly risk stratifies pts w/in illness. True in #COVID! Mortality w/ nl RDW 11% vs. 31% with high RDW (9% ⬆️ risk per 0.5% increase in RDW). BEST predictor next to Age!https://t.co/aZJ3p488cN#medtwitter #tipsfornewdocs pic.twitter.com/967g2HElYH

— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD) September 23, 2020