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Monocyte distribution width (MDW) as a new tool for the prediction of sepsis in critically ill patients: a preliminary investigation in an intensive care unit

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00521-4

Published Online: 2021-11-22

Published Print: 2021-12

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Authors

Polilli, Ennio

Frattari, Antonella

Esposito, Jessica Elisabetta

Stanziale, Andrea

Giurdanella, Giuliana

Di Iorio, Giancarlo

Carinci, Fabrizio

Parruti, Giustino https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-8170
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Article History

Received: 14 December 2020

Accepted: 19 October 2021

First Online: 22 November 2021

Declarations

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: This is an observational study, no interventions on patients were done and ethical approval there is not applicable. The Institutional Review Board of Pescara General Hospital reviewed in detail the study plan prepared by the ICU and Laboratory Staff of the Pescara General Hospital. The study was conducted in accordance with the amended Declaration of Helsinki. General written informed consent was available from all patients upon hospital admission, authorising the use of anonymised clinical and laboratory data for institutional research purposes.

: Specific informed consent was not considered required, as confidentiality was guaranteed and no specific interventions were performed beyond the ordinary good standard clinical practices (measurement of blood cell volumes and indices).

: Authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this manuscript content.

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