An Increase in Mean Platelet Volume from Baseline Is Associated with Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Chan Ho Kim; Seung Jun Kim; Mi Jung Lee; Young Eun Kwon; Yung Ly Kim; Kyoung Sook Park; Han Jak Ryu; Jung Tak Park; Seung Hyeok Han; Tae-Hyun Yoo; Shin-Wook Kang; Hyung Jung Oh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119437

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An Increase in Mean Platelet Volume from Baseline Is Associated with Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Chan Ho Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea, Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Jun Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea, Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Mi Jung Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Young Eun Kwon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Yung Ly Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Kyoung Sook Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Han Jak Ryu,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Jung Tak Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Hyeok Han,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Tae-Hyun Yoo,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Shin-Wook Kang,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Hyung Jung Oh

* E-mail: ohjmd@naver.com

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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An Increase in Mean Platelet Volume from Baseline Is Associated with Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Chan Ho Kim,
Seung Jun Kim,
Mi Jung Lee,
Young Eun Kwon,
Yung Ly Kim,
Kyoung Sook Park,
Han Jak Ryu,
Jung Tak Park,
Seung Hyeok Han,
Tae-Hyun Yoo

Published: March 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119437

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