Lymphopenia and neutrophilia at admission predicts severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a compelling need to identify clinical and laboratory predictors of unfavorable clinical course and death in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A trend towards low lymphocyte count and high neutrophil counts in patients with poor outcomes has been reported by earlier studies. We aim to synthesize existing data evaluating the relationship between clinical outcomes and abnormal neutrophil and lymphocyte counts at admission in COVID-19 patients.

Methods

An electronic search was carried out in PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) to identify eligible studies reporting frequency data on neutrophilia and lymphopenia at admission in hospitalization in COVID-19 patients. Poo

SUBMITTER: Henry B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716963 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature