CAN NEUTROPHIL-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO PREDICT DISEASE SEVERITY AND MORTALITY IN SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK PATIENTS?

Savran Y., Mengi T., Yilmaz B., Tokur M. E., Ergan B., Yaka E., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.34, no.3, pp.877-882, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2018_3_134
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.877-882
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Sepsis and septic shock are the most serious clinical conditions in intensive care units with increased mortality rates. Efforts on improving treatment modalities and survival is still the most hot topic worldwide. One of the key points is finding out a reliable and cost-effective marker that can predict prognosis. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to be associated with prognosis in various clinical situations. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of NLR at admission and disease severity and 28-day mortality in sepsis and septic shock patients.