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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and in-hospital mortality among patients with SARS-CoV-2: A retrospective study.

Maryam Salah Al-Mazedi, Rajesh Rajan, Mohammed Al-Jarallah, Raja Dashti, Ahmad Al Saber, Jiazhu Pan, Kobalava D Zhanna, Hassan Abdelnaby, Wael Aboelhassan, Farah Almutairi and 12 more

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Maryam Salah Al-MazediDept. of Medical Laboratory Technology, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait.
Rajesh RajanDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Mohammed Al-JarallahDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Raja DashtiDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ahmad Al SaberDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XH, UK.
Jiazhu PanDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XH, UK.
Kobalava D ZhannaDepartment of Internal Medicine with the Subspecialty of Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics Named After V.S. Moiseev, Institute of Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian Federation.
Hassan AbdelnabyDepartment of Endemic and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait.
Wael AboelhassanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jaber Al Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait.
Farah AlmutairiDepartment of Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait.
Naser AlotaibiDepartment of Medicine, Al Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait.
Mohammad Al SalehDepartment of Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait.
Noor AlNasrallahDepartment of Medicine, Al Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait.
Bader Al-BaderDepartment of Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Farwaniya, Kuwait.
Haya MalhasDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.
Maryam RamadhanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternity Hospital, Shuwaikh Medical Area, Kuwait.
Peter A BradyDepartment of Cardiology, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ibrahim Al-ZakwaniDepartment of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman & Gulf Health Research, Muscat, Oman.
Parul SetiyaDepartment of Agrometeorology, College of Agriculture, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India.
Mohammed AbdullahDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Shuwaikh Medical Area, Kuwait.
Moudhi AlroomiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Shuwaikh Medical Area, Kuwait.
Gary TseCardiovascular Analytics Group, Hong Kong, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate in-hospital mortality in patients suffering from acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) relative to the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and to determine if there are gender disparities in outcome. Between February 26 and September 8, 2020, patients having SARS-CoV-2 infection were enrolled in this retrospective cohort research, which was categorized by NLR levels ≥9 and < 9. In total, 6893 patients were involved included of whom6591 had NLR <9, and 302 had NLR ≥9. The age of most of the patients in the NLR<9 group was 50 years, on the other hand, the age of most of the NLR ≥9 group patients was between 50 and 70 years. The majority of patients in both groups were male 2211 (66.1%). The ICU admission time and mortality rate for the patients with NLR ≥9 was significantly higher compared to patients with NLR <9. Logistic regression's outcome indicated that NLR ≥9 (odds ratio (OR), 24.9; 95% confidence interval (CI): 15.5-40.0;

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AОR, аdjusted Odds RаtiоCOVID-19ICU, Intensive Care UnitIn-hospital mortalityNLRNLR, Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratioRT–PCR, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2SАRS-СоV-2, severe асute resрirаtоry syndrоme соrоnаvirus 2СI, Cоnfidenсe IntervаlСRF, Cаse Reсоrd Fоrm

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PMCPMC9525242

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