Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictive Factors for Mortality and Length of Hospital Stay after Cardiac Surgery

Tzikos, Georgios; Alexiou, Ioannis; Tsagkaropoulos, Sokratis; Menni, Alexandra-Eleftheria; Chatziantoniou, Georgios; Doutsini, Soultana; Papavramidis, Theodosios; Grosomanidis, Vasilios; Stavrou, George; Kotzampassi, Katerina

doi:10.3390/jpm13030473

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictive Factors for Mortality and Length of Hospital Stay after Cardiac Surgery

Background: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are widely accepted indices positively correlated with disease severity, progression, and mortality. In this study, we tested whether NLR and PLR could predict mortality and length of hospital stay (LOS) after…