Key result
This is a systematic review protocol aiming to evaluate the relationship between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome measures in spinal surgery patients, with no results reported yet.
Why the study?
Although neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts outcomes across several medical fields, there is no consensus on its prognostic utility in spinal surgery patients.
Does the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predict clinical outcomes in patients undergoing spinal surgery?
Systematic Review
Does the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predict clinical outcomes in patients undergoing spinal surgery?
This protocol outlines a planned systematic review to evaluate the prognostic utility of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients undergoing spinal surgery.
Planned review addresses NLR prognostic gap in spinal surgery; leaves open its clinical utility pending synthesis.
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio has been extensively reported to predict patients' outcomes in fields such as cancer, cardiac surgery, infection, and stroke medicine. However, there is no consensus on the prognostic utility of NLR in spinal surgery patients. Hence, this systematic review aims to analyse existing evidence and evaluate the relationship between NLR and outcome measures in spinal surgery patients. This is a study protocol for a systematic review.
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Osunronbi et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Spine-related non-neurodegenerative conditions requiring surgery. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was evaluated on Complications, pain outcomes, functional outcomes, length of stay, and overall survival/mortality. This is a systematic review protocol aiming to evaluate the relationship between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and outcome measures in spinal surgery patients, with no results reported yet.
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