685 Red Cell Distribution Width as a Differentiating Marker for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Red Cell Distribution Width: A Novel Marker of Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

BACKGROUND/AIMS Studies concerning red cell distribution width (RDW) for use in the assessment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity are limited. We investigated whether RDW is a marker of active disease in patients with IBD. METHODS In total, 61 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 56 patients with Crohn's disease (CD) were enrolled in the study group, and 44 age- and-sex-matched...

mean platelet volume and red cell distribution width as a diagnostic marker in acute appendicitis

background: acute appendicitis (aa) is one of the most common causes of emergent surgeries. many methods are used for its diagnosis. objectives: this study was conducted to investigate the diagnostic value of mpv and rdw in acute appendicitis. patients and methods: this study was a retrospective multi-center cross sectional planned study. the study included 260 patients operated for aa and 158 ...

Evaluation of Bcl2/BAX genes expression ratio as a marker of inflammatory bowel disease

Background: Apoptosis is an essential physiological process to maintain immune homeostasis. T-cell incorrect apoptosis appears to be involved in chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the Bcl2/BAX genes expression ratio in patients with IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) compared to healthy persons. Materials and M...

Can Red Cell Distribution Width Be Used as a Marker of Crohn's Disease Activity?

INTRODUCTION Recently, it has been suggested an association between red cell distribution width (RDW) and Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI), but its use is not yet performed in daily clinical practice. OBJECTIVES To determine whether RDW can be used as a marker of Crohn's disease (CD) activity. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study including patients with CD, observed consecutively i...

Red cell distribution width: a novel inflammatory marker in clinical practice.