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ArticleClinical pathology (Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif.)

Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio as a Marker of In-Hospital Deterioration in COVID-19: Observations From a Resource Constraint Setting.

Nilanka Perera, Ashani de Silva, Mahesh Kumbukage, Roshan Rambukwella, Jegarajah Indrakumar

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Nilanka PereraDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0154-1864
Ashani de SilvaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Mahesh KumbukageResearch unit, Family Health Bureau, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Roshan RambukwellaResearch unit, Family Health Bureau, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Jegarajah IndrakumarDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Abstract

Introduction and Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the association of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in COVID-19 and to identify the cut-off value that predicts mortality, need of respiratory support and admission to high-dependency or intensive care. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted to collect demographic data, clinical variables, the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio on-admission and the outcome of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka. Results: There were 208 patients with a median age of 56 years (IQR 43-67) and 98 (47.1%) males. The median neutrophil count was 4.07 × 10 Conclusions: A NLR > 3.6 is a useful variable to be included in risk prediction scores in Sri Lanka.

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COVID-19neutrophil lymphocyte ratioNLRSARS-CoV-2severe disease

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