To study the spectrum of haematological diseases in patients with increased rdw

Introduction: The present study was undertaken to evaluate spectrum of haematological diseases in patients with increased RDW. Aims & objectives: This study was aimed to evaluate spectrum of Haematological diseases in patients with increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW).
Materials & Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted in the hematology section of Central Clinical Laboratory Department of Pathology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMSR), Bathinda, from January 2017 to December 2017. Patients with increased red blood cell distribution width confirmed by haematological report were The mean RDW-SD levels were noted as 66.01±11.18, the mean RDW-CV levels were noted as 17.32±4.06 and the mean MCV was 82.47±13.99. Observations and results: Iron deficiency anaemia was the common haematological diagnosis noted in 52.75% of the patients followed by megaloblastic anaemia (21.13%). 50.25% of the patients were males and 49.75% were females with male to female ratio of 1.01:1. Conclusion: The mean RDW-SD levels were noted as 66.01±11.18, the mean RDW-CV levels were noted as 17.32±4.06 and the mean MCV was 82.47±13.99. Iron deficiency anaemia was the common haematological diagnosis noted in 52.75% of the patients followed by megaloblastic anaemia (21.13%).