Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of mortality in intensive care unit patients: a retrospective analysis of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III Database
Objectives Identifying high-risk patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is important given the high mortality rate. However, existing scoring systems lack easily accessible, low-cost and effective inflammatory markers. We aimed to identify inflammatory markers in routine blood tests to predict mo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-11-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e053548.full |