Prognostic value of the platelet, neutrophil, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil to lymphocyte ratios in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP)
Xiao-Jiao Cui, Bo Xie, Ke-Wei Zhu, Qian-Qian Liao, Jian-Cheng Zhou, Shan Du, Xin-Xia Liu, Zhu-Jun Chen, Yong Yang, Xiaoqing Yi · 2024
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Xiao-Jiao Cui and colleagues test whether simple blood ratios can predict outcomes in severe pneumonia, in a 2024 study. Severe community-acquired pneumonia fills hospitals and kills many patients. Ratios between white cell types and platelets are cheap to get from a routine blood count. The team checked five such ratios against what happened to patients.
The study covered 554 patients treated for the disease. Two ratios, built from neutrophils and basophils against lymphocytes, tracked with death in hospital and shorter survival. A third ratio, built from eosinophils, pointed the other way, toward longer stays but better survival. Several ratios also tracked with admission to intensive care. None stood as a fully independent predictor of death, though. The authors see the ratios as helpful signals to combine with other clinical signs.
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| CREATOR | Xiao-Jiao Cui, Bo Xie, Ke-Wei Zhu, Qian-Qian Liao, Jian-Cheng Zhou, Shan Du, Xin-Xia Liu, Zhu-Jun Chen, Yong Yang, Xiaoqing Yi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 84 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |