ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Platelet-to-White Blood Cell Ratio: A Feasible Biomarker for Pyogenic Liver Abscess.
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- The Association between the Platelet to White Blood Cell Ratio and Chronic Kidney Disease in an Aging Population: A Four-Year Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The non-linear association between preoperative platelet to white blood cell ratio and 30-day postoperative mortality in adult tumor craniotomy: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
- Profile of Amoebic vs Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Comparison of Demographical, Clinical, and Laboratory Profiles of these Patients From a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatologyArticle
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Abstract
The platelet-to-white blood cell ratio (PWR) has been reported to predict the severity of patients with various diseases. However, no previous studies have assessed the use of the PWR as a prognostic marker for pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA). This observational retrospective study was performed between January 2008 and December 2017, including 833 patients with PLA from multiple centers. The enrolled patients, on average, had a PWR of 17.05, and 416 patients had a PWR lower than 17.05. A total of 260 patients (31.2%) with PLA showed complications of metastatic infection, pleural effusion and abscess rupture. A low PWR level was identified as a strong risk factor for metastatic infection and pleural effusion. The low PWR group also had a longer hospital stay. In the multivariate analysis, old age, anemia, albumin and CRP levels and unidentified pathogens were significant factors for low PWR levels. A low PWR, old age, male sex, abscess size, albumin, ALP and unidentified causative pathogens showed significant associations with a hospital stay longer than 28 days. As a result, PLA patients presenting with a low PWR were shown to have more complications and a poor prognosis. Considering its cost-effectiveness, PWR could be a novel biomarker used to predict a prognosis of PLA.
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