Association of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio With Inflammation and Erythropoietin Resistance in Chronic Dialysis Patients

Background: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was widely studied as a prognostic marker in various medical and surgical specialties, but its significance in nephrology is not yet established. Objective: We evaluated its accuracy as an inflammation biomarker in a dialysis population. Design settin...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Pineault, Caroline Lamarche, Robert Bell, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Georges Ouellet, Martine Leblanc, Vincent Pichette, Sarah Bezzaoucha, Michel Vallée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358117735563