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cord-252727-9v2zr75m	Henry, Brandon Michael	Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Predicts COVID-19 Severity: A Prospective, Observational Study from the Cincinnati SARS-CoV-2 Emergency Department Cohort	2020-08-21		.txt	text/plain	3432	147	37	title: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Predicts COVID-19 Severity: A Prospective, Observational Study from the Cincinnati SARS-CoV-2 Emergency Department Cohort Since previous evidence has demonstrated that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) may be a useful prognostic parameter in many critical illnesses and infectious diseases, we investigated the utility of RDW for monitoring patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In critically ill patients with sepsis, baseline RDW has been shown to be a significant and independent predictor of mortality [6] , while another recent study reported elevated RDW was associated with decreased ventilator free days in the intensive care unit [7] . In this report, we performed an analysis of red blood cell (RBC) indices across the spectrum of COVID-19 severity and analyzed the diagnostic performance of RDW for predicting development of severe disease, acute kidney injury (AKI), and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT).	./cache/cord-252727-9v2zr75m.txt	./txt/cord-252727-9v2zr75m.txt