Hu et al evaluated patients with extensive burns. They identified the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio at various times as predictive of survival. The authors are from Navy Medical University in Shanghai.
Patient selection: extensive burns
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio =
= (neutrophil count) / (lymphocyte count)
Day
NLR Threshold for Worse Overall Survival
1 (admission day)
> 14
2
> 13
3
> 7.5
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