Review Article

The Role of Mean Platelet Volume as a Predictor of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the study.

AuthorsYearCountryStudy designSettingNonsurvivorsSurvivors
NumberAge (year)Male (%)MPV (fL)APACHE IISOFANumberAge (year)Male (%)MPV (fL)APACHE IISOFA

Becchi et al. [18]2006ItalyProspective Sepsis44NANA10.0 ± 1.7NANA26NANA10.5 ± 0.9NANA
Kucukardali et al. [17]2010TurkeyRetrospective All6276.5 ± 11.1NA8.5 ± 1.517.7 ± 5.0NA6865.7 ± 21.6NA8.3 ± 1.213.59 ± 5.81NA
Guclu et al. [19]2013TurkeyRetrospective Sepsis9460.7 ± 18.555 (58.5)7.0 (7.0, 9.0)NANA5166.5 ± 18.529 (56.9)8.0 (7.0, 9.0)NANA
Kitazawa et al. [20]2013JapanRetrospective Sepsis2572.3 ± 11.317 (68.0)7.5 ± 1.1NANA32566.8 ± 15.7168 (52.0)7.6 ± 1.0NANA
Sadaka et al. [21]2014USARetrospective Sepsis17070.0 ± 14.0NA10.6 ± 0.927 ± 9.011.3 ± 2.931466 ± 15NA10.5 ± 0.923.0 ± 7.09.8 ± 2.8
Zampieri et al. [24]2014BrazilProspective All2450.4 ± 19.514 (58.0)10.8 (10.1, 11.2)NA8.4 ± 4.66050.3 ± 16.431 (52.0)10.9 (10.2, 11.7)NA4.3 ± 3.7
Sezgi et al. [23] 2015TurkeyRetrospective All9569.0 ± 14.360 (73.2)8.8 ± 2.328.1 ± 9.6NA8062.4 ± 15.236 (45.0)9.1 ± 2.421.1 ± 8.8NA
Zhang et al. (Z) [25]2014ChinaRetrospective All44363.1 ± 20.0307 (69.3)11.1 ± 1.4NANA111360.7 ± 19.0714 (64.1)10.5 ± 1.4NANA
Gao et al. [22]2014ChinaRetrospective Sepsis8861.7 ± 17.9NA11.2 (10.5, 12.5)35 (27, 37.5)NA3661.2 ± 20.6NA10.3 (9.7, 11.0)30 (28, 33)NA
Kim et al. [26]2015KoreaProspectiveSepsis3568.9 ± 13.025 (71.0)9.5 ± 1.725.9 ± 6.811.1 ± 3.031063.7 ± 15.9144 (46.5)8.5 ± 1.116.5 ± 6.67.7 ± 2.6
Zhang et al. (S) [27]2015ChinaRetrospectiveAll5764 (53, 76)35 (61.4)15.8 ± 4.318 (13, 25.5)9 (7, 14)20452 (43, 61)156 (76.5)12.8 ± 8.511 (8, 16)5 (3, 8)

Note. The data presented are age, MPV, APACHE II, and SOFA shown as mean ± SD, median (IQR), and (%); NA: not available; Number: number of patients in the study; MPV: mean platelet volume; fL: femtoliter; APACHE II: acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation II score; SOFA: sepsis and organ failure assessment score. All the data are a mix of all the ICU population.