Increased Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated With Disease Severity in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An Observational Multicentric Study

• Theodoros Karampitsakos,
• Karolina Akinosoglou,
• Ourania Papaioannou,
• Vassiliki Panou,
• Athanasios Koromilias,
• Petros Bakakos,
• Stelios Loukides,
• Demosthenes Bouros,
• Charalampos Gogos,
• Argyrios Tzouvelekis

Affiliations

Theodoros Karampitsakos

Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Karolina Akinosoglou

Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Ourania Papaioannou

Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Vassiliki Panou

First Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, “Sotiria,” Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Athanasios Koromilias

First Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, “Sotiria,” Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Petros Bakakos

First Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, “Sotiria,” Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Stelios Loukides

Second Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, ATTIKON General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Demosthenes Bouros

First Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, “Sotiria,” Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Charalampos Gogos

Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Argyrios Tzouvelekis

Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece