Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: A novel and simple prognostic marker for infective endocarditis

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 822-

  Bozbay, Mehmet ^a   Uyarel, Huseyin ^b  

^a DR SIYAMI ERSEK THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

In hospital; Infective endocarditis; Mortality; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; SEPTIC SHOCK; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84930761041     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.04.115     Document Type: Article

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