Monocyte distribution width in the detection of sepsis and prediction of mortality in critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Soo, Ki Yang, Ramly, Nur fariza, Md Ralib, Azrina, Liew, Ee Siung, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kugler Publications 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/102310/7/102310_Monocyte%20distribution%20width%20in%20the%20detection%20of%20sepsis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102310/; https://www.myja.pub/index.php/myja/article/view/88-104
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Sepsis is the leading cause of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Delayed recognition of sepsis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Monocyte distribution width (MDW) represents the width of a set of monocyte volume values, which increases as infections progress in s...