Red cell distribution width and cancer - PMC
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesSep 22, 2016 · Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an index of the heterogeneity in the size of circulating erythrocytes and may be used to quantitate the amount of anisocytosis on peripheral blood ( 1 ). Accordingly, it reflects impaired erythropoiesis and abnormal red blood cell survival but it correlates also with inflammation, undernutrition and impaired ...
RDW – eClinpath
eclinpath.com › hematology › testsIt is a result provided by automated hematology analyzers and is the electronic equivalent of anisocytosis or variation in red blood cell size that is judged by smear examination. Mathematically, it is the coefficient of variation, i.e., RDW (%) = (Standard deviation ÷ mean) cell volume x 100. A high RDW indicates that the red blood cells are ...