Publications by authors named "Wesal Gharra"
Background: Assessment of chest pain is one of the most common reasons for hospital admissions in internal medicine wards. However, little is known regarding predictors for poor prognosis in patients discharged from internal medicine wards after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) rule-out.
Objective: To assess the association of kidney function with mortality and hospital admissions due to ACS in patients with chest pain who were discharged from internal medicine wards following ACS rule-out.
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed the relationship between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and the prognosis of hospitalized influenza patients from 2012-2015.
- Patients with high RDW (>14.5%) had a significantly higher rate of complicated hospitalizations (32.5%) compared to those with lower RDW (10.3%).
- High RDW was identified as a predictor for poor outcomes, suggesting that increased RDW may indicate a greater risk for severe complications during influenza hospitalization.