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SUBMITTER: Zinellu A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zinellu Angelo A Zinellu Elisabetta E Pau Maria Carmina MC Carru Ciriaco C Pirina Pietro P Fois Alessandro G AG Mangoni Arduino A AA
Journal of clinical medicine 20220611 12
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) predicts adverse outcomes in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, its prognostic role in acute exacerbations (AECOPD) is less clear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between the NLR on admission and adverse outcomes (mortality, need for mechanical ventilation, transfer to the intensive care unit, length of stay, pulmonary hypertension, or their combination) in AECOPD by searching PubMed, Web of ...[more]