The association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio and mortality in septic patients: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-III database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) has been shown as a feasible parameter associated with outcomes of tumor patients and an accessible predictor of bacteremia. However, only a handful of research shed the light on the association between NLCR and outcomes of septic patients. This study is aimed to evaluate the association between NLCR and all-cause mortality in a population of adult septic patients.

Methods

We extracted clinical data from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-III V1.4, a free, large-scale, single-center database. NLCR was computed individually. Patients were categorized by quartiles of NLCR. The associations between NLCR quartiles and 28-day all-cause mortality in septic patients were assessed using Cox proportional hazards

SUBMITTER: Ye W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature