Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Novel Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2018, Pages E53-E59

  Chen, Weiqiang ^a   Yang, Jinhua ^b   Li, Bingbing ^a   Peng, Guoyi ^b   Li, Tianfei ^a   Li, Lianjie ^a   Wang, Shousen ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Glasgow Coma Scale; Glasgow Outcome Scale; neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; prognosis; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BLOOD; INJURY SCALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES, TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041886274     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000320     Document Type: Article

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