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Aim: Red blood cell distribution width is a parameter used to in the whole blood count examination. Recent studies suggest that red blood cell distribution is associated with increased mortality in clinically significantpredictive value in mortality in many diseases. We compared the red blood cell distribution values of the patients who were discharged from the hospital and the RDW levels of the patients who were hospitalized and investigated whether they were associated with in-hospital mortality Material and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional, retrospective study performed in the emergency department. A total of 843 people (435 study(ex) group and 408 control group) who did not meet the exclusion criteria were included in the study. Red blood cell distribution values were evaluated according to the study and control groups. Results: The mean value of red blood cell distribution in the study(ex) group was found to be 16.03. In the control group, the mean value of red blood cell distribution was found to be 14.67. When compared with Mann Whitney U test, it was shown that red blood cell distribution value increased significantly in the study(ex) group compared to the control group and was associated with mortality (p <0.05) CONCLUSIONS: The mean red blood cell distribution levels were significantly higher in ex-hospital patients compared to the control group. The high red blood cell distribution value has been shown to be a predictive value for mortality.

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