Abstract Introduction: In patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass-guided cardiac surgery, knowledge of the preoperative effects of platelet distribution width (PDW), red cell distribution width - standard deviation (RDW-SD), and platelet large cell..
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Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) for cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI). Methods A retrospective analysis of..
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Abstract Sublethal damage to red blood cells (RBCs) during extracorporeal life support (ECLS) may lead to RBC loss. Using flow cytometry, phosphatidylserine-positive (PhS+) RBCs and RBC extracellular vesicles were quantified..
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