Table 1.
Clinical usefulness of CBC parameters for sepsis.
| Parameter | Alteration | Clinical Usefulness | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | WBC | ↑ | Diagnosis |
| Neutrophils | ↑ | Prognosis | |
| Lymphocytes | ↓ | Prognosis | |
| Monocytes | ↑↓ | Controversial | |
| Eosinophil | ↓ | Diagnosis | |
| Basophil | ↓ | Prognosis | |
| RBC | ↓ | None | |
| Hemoglobin | ↓ | Guide RBC transfusion | |
| Hematocrit | ↓ | Target for RBC transfusion | |
| MCV | - | - | |
| MCH | - | - | |
| MCHC | - | - | |
| RDW | ↑ | Prognosis | |
| Platelets | ↓ | Diagnosis and prognosis | |
| CPD | MDW | ↑ | Diagnosis |
| MNV | ↑ | Diagnosis | |
| MMV | ↑ | Diagnosis | |
| NE-SFL | ↑ | Diagnosis and prognosis | |
| MO-X | ↑ | Diagnosis and prognosis | |
| IPF | ↑ | Diagnosis and prognosis | |
| DNI | ↑ | Prognosis and monitoring therapy |
WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; MCV, mean cell volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC, mean cell hemoglobin concentration, RDW, red distribution width; MDW, monocyte distribution width; MNV, mean neutrophil volume; MMV, mean monocyte volume; NE-SFL, neutrophil fluorescence intensity; MO-X, monocyte internal structure; IPF, immature platelet function; DNI, delta neutrophil index.