Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are superior to other inflammation-based prognostic scores in predicting the mortality of patients with gastrointestinal perforation

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are superior to other inflammation-based prognostic scores in predicting the mortality of patients with gastrointestinal perforation

Abstract Background The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is gaining interest as an independent predictor of survival in patients with various clinical conditions. No study to date has reported an association between inflammation-based prognostic scores, including the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GP...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Shimoyama, Osamu Umegaki, Tomoyuki Agui, Noriko Kadono, Toshiaki Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Inflammation-based prognostic score
Gastrointestinal perforation
In-hospital mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0118-1

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