November 21, 2023SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) predicts mortality in hospitalized geriatric patients independent of the admission diagnosis: a multicenter prospective cohort study

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Why the study?

Does Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at admission predict mortality during hospital stay in hospitalized geriatric patients?

Population

Hospitalized geriatric patients

Comparison

Admission neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)

Design

Multicenter prospective cohort study

Follow-up

During hospital stay

Authors

MRMirko Di RosaIstituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani JSJacopo SabbatinelliMarche Polytechnic University LSLuca SoraciIstituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani

Discussion

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Implication

Provides a low-cost prognostic marker for risk-stratifying older adults at admission; leaves.

Structured PICO

Does Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at admission predict mortality during hospital stay in hospitalized geriatric patients?

Population

hospitalized geriatric patients

Intervention

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at admission

Outcome

mortality during hospital stayhard clinical

NLR at admission is a readily available and cost-effective biomarker for identifying hospitalized geriatric patients at high risk of in-hospital mortality.

Cite This Study

Rosa et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df6eb1de200760a8615156 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04717-z

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