Neutrophil-lymphoycyte-ratio, platelet-lymphocyte-ratio and procalcitonin for early assessment of prognosis in patients undergoing VA-ECMO

Abstract The use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasing, but mortality remains high. Early assessment of prognosis is challenging and valid markers are lacking. This study aimed to investigate Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Platelet-Lymphocyte-Ratio (PLR) an...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Roth, René M’Pembele, Alexandra Stroda, Catrin Jansen, Giovanna Lurati Buse, Udo Boeken, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Markus W. Hollmann, Ragnar Huhn, Hug Aubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04519-7