Significance of preoperative neutrophil–lymphocyte count ratio on predicting postoperative sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

We evaluated the usefulness of preoperative neutrophil–lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) in predicting postoperative sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In total, 487 patients who underwent PCNL for renal stones were included in the present retrospective study. The stone burden, number of...

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Main Authors: Volkan Sen, Ibrahim Halil Bozkurt, Ozgu Aydogdu, Tarik Yonguc, Serkan Yarimoglu, Pinar Sen, Omer Koras, Tansu Degirmenci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X16301632