کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2651742 | 1139522 | 2015 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
PurposeIn this study, we aimed to investigate the value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for predicting disease severity based on simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI), as well as in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE).Materials and methodsOur hospital‘s electronic patient database was searched for the patients with ICD-9 code I26, and eligible 646 patients were included in the study.ResultsUnivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PLR, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, right ventricular dysfunction, D-dimer level, and white blood cell, lymphocyte, platelet and neutrophil counts were significantly correlated with a high sPESI score in patients with APE.ConclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in the literature showing that a high PLR is independently associated with a high risk of mortality in patients with APE.
Journal: Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care - Volume 44, Issue 4, July–August 2015, Pages 340–343