scholarly journals The Effects of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio and Prognostic Markers in Determining the Mortality in Patients Diagnosed With Pneumonia in Intensive Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ömer Faruk Altaş ◽  
Mehmet Kızılkaya
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Apache Ii ◽  
Prognostic Scores ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Point Increase

Objective: In this study, we aimed to reveal the level of predicting mortality of the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte (NLR) and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios (TLR) calculated in patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia in the intensive care unit when compared with other prognostic scores. Method: The hospital records of 112 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit between January 2015 and January 2018 and met the inclusion criteria were retrospectively reviewed. The patients’ demographic data, the NLR and PLR levels, and the APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II) and SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) scores were calculated from the patient files. Results: Of the 112 patients examined, 70 were males. The risk analysis showed that the male gender had 2.7 times higher risk of mortality. The NLR, PLR, APACHE II, and SOFA values were found statistically significant in predicting mortality (p<0.001). An evaluation of the risk ratios demonstrated that each one point increase in the NLR increased the mortality risk by 5%, and each one point increase in the SOFA score increased the mortality risk by 13% (p<0.05). In the ROC (receiver operating characteristic) analysis, the NLR assessment proved to be the most powerful, most specific, and sensitive test. The cut-off values were 11.3 for the NLR, 227 for the PLR, 29.8 for the APACHE II scores, and 5.5 for the SOFA scores. Conclusion: We believe that NLR and PLR are strong and independent predictors of mortality that can be easily and cost-effectively tested.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and outcome of adult allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients admitted to intensive care unit during transplant hospitalization

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian S. Michel ◽  
Daniel Teschner ◽  
Irene Schmidtmann ◽  
Matthias Theobald ◽  
Beate Hauptrock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Apache Ii ◽  
Prognostic Scores ◽  
Apache Ii Score ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Short And Long Term

AbstractPatients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have a high morbidity and mortality, especially after admission to intensive care unit (ICU) during peri-transplant period. The objective of this study was to identify new clinical and biological parameters and validate prognostic scores associated with ICU, short-and long-term survival. Significant differences between ICU survivors and ICU non-survivors for the clinical parameters invasive mechanical ventilation, urine output, heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and amount of vasopressors have been measured. Among prognostic scores (SOFA, SAPSII, PICAT, APACHE II, APACHE IV) assessing severity of disease and predicting outcome of critically ill patients on ICU, the APACHE II score has shown most significant difference (p = 0.002) and the highest discriminative power (area under the ROC curve (AUC) 0.74). An elevated level of lactate at day of admission was associated with poor survival on ICU and the most significant independent parameter (p < 0.001). In our cohort kidney damage with low urine output has a highly relevant impact on ICU, short- and long-term overall survival. The APACHE II score was superior predicting ICU mortality compared to all other tested prognostic scores for patients on ICU during peri-transplant period.

scholarly journals Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of sepsis in an intensive care unit: a case-control study

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduarda Cristina Martins ◽  
Lilian da Fe Silveira ◽  
Karin Viegas ◽  
Andrea Diez Beck ◽  
Geferson Fioravantti Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Marker for Chemotherapy in Advanced Lung Cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu-Lin Liu ◽  
Ting-Ting Zeng ◽  
Xiao-Juan Zhou ◽  
Ya-Nv Ren ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Biological Marker ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Advanced Lung Cancer ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Treatment Naïve

Background Lung cancer ranks first both in morbidity and mortality in malignancies, but prognostic biological markers are lacking. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was proposed as a convenient biological marker. This study aimed to explore the prognostic value of NLR in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods This retrospective study screened patients admitted from October 2007 to October 2014. Patients had histopathologically confirmed, treatment-naïve, metastatic NSCLC, and were prescribed platinum doublet chemotherapy. NLR and demographic data were collected, together with the outcome of chemotherapy. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression model. Results A total of 325 patients were enrolled. The cutoff value for NLR (3.19) was determined by receiver operator characteristic analysis. Patients were dichotomized into high (≥3.19) and low (<3.19) NLR groups. Both groups had similar demographic features. However, the low-NLR group had longer PFS (6.1 months) and OS (22.3 months) than the high-NLR group (5.1 months, p = 0.002; 13.1 months, p<0.001, respectively). Multivariate analysis confirmed that NLR was inversely related to the prognosis of these patients (HR = 1.684, 95%: 1.297-2.185, p<0.001). Conclusions This study argues that NLR is a convenient prognostic biological marker for advanced NSCLC patients treated with first-line chemotherapy and warrants further validation.

scholarly journals Is the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio a Marker of Mortality in ARDS Patients Followed in Pulmonary Intensive Care Unit?

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (-1) ◽  
pp. 9-9
Author(s):  
Nazli Deniz Atik ◽  
◽  
Esra Bahcivan ◽  
Pervin Korkmaz Ekren ◽  
Funda Elmas Uysal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio

scholarly journals Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Potential Biomarker for Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chai Lee Seo ◽  
Jin Young Park ◽  
Jaesub Park ◽  
Hesun Erin Kim ◽  
Jaehwa Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Inflammatory Marker ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Icu Admission ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Recognition and early detection of delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is essential to improve ICU outcomes. To date, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), one of inflammatory markers, has been proposed as a potential biomarker for brain disorders related to neuroinflammation. This study aimed to investigate whether NLR could be utilized in early detection of delirium in the ICU.Methods: Of 10,144 patients who admitted to the ICU, 1,112 delirium patients (DE) were included in the current study. To compare among inflammatory markers, NLR, C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) counts were obtained: the mean NLR, CRP levels, and WBC counts between the initial day of ICU admission and the day of initial delirium onset within DE were examined. The inflammatory marker of 1,272 non-delirium patients (ND) were also comparatively measured as a supplement. Further comparisons included a subgroup analysis based on delirium subtypes (non-hypoactive vs. hypoactive) or admission types (elective vs. emergent).Results: The NLR and CRP levels in DE increased on the day of delirium onset compared to the initial admission day. ND also showed increased CRP levels on the sixth day (the closest day to average delirium onset day among DE) of ICU admission compared to baseline, while NLR in ND did not show significant difference over time. In further analyses, the CRP level of the non-hypoactive group was more increased than that of the hypoactive group during the delirium onset. NLR, however, was more significantly increased in patients with elective admission than in those with emergent admission.Conclusion: Elevation of NLR was more closely linked to the onset of delirium compared to other inflammatory markers, indicating that NLR may play a role in early detection of delirium.

scholarly journals Validation of the ICH score in patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage admitted to the intensive care unit in Southern Spain

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e021719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Rodríguez-Fernández ◽  
Encarnación Castillo-Lorente ◽  
Francisco Guerrero-Lopez ◽  
David Rodríguez-Rubio ◽  
Eduardo Aguilar-Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Intracerebral Haemorrhage ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intraventricular Haemorrhage ◽  
Apache Ii ◽  
Mortality Ratio ◽  
Ich Score ◽  
Data Location

ObjectiveValidation of the intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) score in patients with a diagnosis of spontaneous ICH admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).MethodsA multicentre cohort study was conducted in all consecutive patients with ICH admitted to the ICUs of three hospitals with a neurosurgery department between 2009 and 2012 in Andalusia, Spain. Data collected included ICH, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE-II) scores. Demographic data, location and volume of haematoma and 30-day mortality rate were also collated.ResultsA total of 336 patients were included. 105 of whom underwent surgery. Median (IQR) age: 62 (50–70) years. APACHE-II: 21(15–26) points, GCS: 7 (4–11) points, ICH score: 2 (2–3) points. 11.1% presented with bilateral mydriasis on admission (mortality rate=100%). Intraventricular haemorrhage was observed in 58.9% of patients. In-hospital mortality was 54.17% while the APACHE-II predicted mortality was 57.22% with a standardised mortality ratio (SMR) of 0.95 (95% CI 0.81 to 1.09) and a Hosmer-Lemenshow test value (H) of 3.62 (no significant statistical difference, n.s.). 30-day mortality was 52.38% compared with the ICH score predicted mortality of 48.79%, SMR: 1.07 (95% CI 0.91 to 1.23), n.s. Mortality was higher than predicted at the lowest scores and lower than predicted in the more severe patients, (H=55.89, p<0.001), Gruppo Italiano per la Valutazione degli Interventi in Terapia Intensiva calibration belt (p<0.001). The area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.74 (95% CI 0.69 to 0.79).ConclusionsICH score shows an acceptable discrimination as a tool to predict mortality rates in patients with spontaneous ICH admitted to the ICU, but its calibration is suboptimal.

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