Publications by authors named "Marilene Leite Alves"
Nucleated Red Blood Cells as Predictors of All-Cause Mortality in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
José Gildo de Moura Monteiro Júnior Dilênia de Oliveira Cipriano Torres Maria Cleide Freire Clementino da Silva Tadzia Maria de Brito Ramos Marilene Leite Alves
PLoS One
July 2016
Background: The presence of nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) in the peripheral blood of critically ill patients is associated with a poorer prognosis, though data on cardiovascular critical care patients is lacking. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of NRBCs as a predictor of intensive care unit (ICU) and in hospital all-cause mortality among cardiologic patients.
Methods: NRBCs were measured daily in consecutive cardiac ICU patients, including individuals with both coronary and non-coronary acute cardiac care.