Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic marker in critically-ill septic patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 234-239

  Hwang, Sung Yeon ^a,b   Shin, Tae Gun ^a   Jo, Ik Joon ^a   Jeon, Kyeongman ^a   Suh, Gee Young ^a   Lee, Tae Rim ^a,b   Yoon, Hee ^a   Cha, Won Chul ^a   Sim, Min Seob ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lymphocytes; Neutrophils; Prognosis; Sepsis; Shock

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY RATE; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; BLOOD; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 85006067090     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.055     Document Type: Article

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