@article{JTD11189,
author = {Junji Ichinose and Tomohiro Murakawa and Mitsuaki Kawashima and Kazuhiro Nagayama and Jun-ichi Nitadori and Masaki Anraku and Jun Nakajima},
title = {Prognostic significance of red cell distribution width in elderly patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {8},
number = {12},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: The impact of red cell distribution width (RDW) on outcomes in elderly patients after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not fully understood.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 992 NSCLC patients who underwent curative resection between 1998 and 2012. The following variables were included in the analyses to evaluate the role of RDW: age, gender, smoking index, leukocyte count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), hemoglobin, platelet count, albumin, C-reactive protein, carcinoembryonic antigen, respiratory function, histology, T factor, N factor, surgical approach, surgical procedures, complications and prognosis.
Results: High RDW (>13.8) was an independent risk factor for morbidity [hazard ratio (HR) 2.1; P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/11189}
}