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ArticleNeurocritical care2024

Association Between Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and 30-Day Infection and Thrombotic Outcomes After Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A CLEAR III Analysis.

Safa Kaleem, Cenai Zhang, Aaron M Gusdon, Stephanie Oh, Alexander E Merkler, Radhika Avadhani, Isaam Awad, Daniel F Hanley, Hooman Kamel, Wendy C Ziai and 1 more

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Article in Neurocritical care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Safa KaleemClinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Cenai ZhangClinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Aaron M GusdonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Stephanie OhClinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Alexander E MerklerClinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Radhika AvadhaniBrain Injury Outcomes Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Isaam AwadDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Daniel F HanleyBrain Injury Outcomes Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hooman KamelClinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Wendy C Ziai *Brain Injury Outcomes Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Santosh B Murthy *Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA. sam9200@med.cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4950-0992
Cornell University · USJohns Hopkins University · USNeurological Surgery · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of IVH Phase III (CLEAR III)U01NS062851 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HANLEY, DANIEL F · 2009 to 2013
$21.6M
Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Increased Risk of Arterial ThromboembolismK23NS105948 · NINDS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MURTHY, SANTOSH BHASKAR · 2018 to 2022
$972k
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 5U01NS062851Foundation for the National Institutes of Health K23NS105948NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS105948NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS062851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSerum neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a surrogate marker for the inflammatory response after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and is associated with perihematomal edema and long-term functional outcomes. Whether NLR is associated with short-term ICH complications is poorly understood. We hypothesized that NLR is associated with 30-day infection and thrombotic events after ICH.

methodsWe performed a post hoc exploratory analysis of the Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage III trial. The study exposure was the serum NLR obtained at baseline and on days 3 and 5. The coprimary outcomes, ascertained at 30 days, were any infection and a thrombotic event, defined as composite of cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, or venous thromboembolism; both infection and thrombotic event were determined through adjudicated adverse event reporting. Binary logistic regression was used to study the relationship between NLR and outcomes, after adjustment for demographics, ICH severity and location, and treatment randomization.

resultsAmong the 500 patients enrolled in the Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage III trial, we included 303 (60.6%) without missing data on differential white blood cell counts at baseline. There were no differences in demographics, comorbidities, or ICH severity between patients with and without data on NLR. In adjusted logistic regression models, NLR ascertained at baseline (odds ratio [OR] 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.07, p = 0.03) and NLR ascertained at day 3 were associated with infection (OR 1.15; 95% CI 1.05-1.20, p = 0.001) but not with thrombotic events. Conversely, NLR at day 5 was associated with thrombotic events (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.13, p = 0.03) but not with infection (OR 1.13; 95% CI 0.76-1.70, p = 0.56). NLR at baseline was not associated with either outcome.

conclusionsSerum NLR ascertained at baseline and on day 3 after randomization was associated with 30-day infection, whereas NLR obtained on day 5 was associated with thrombotic events after ICH, suggesting that NLR could be a potential early biomarker for ICH-related complications.

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LymphocytesNeutrophilsBiomarkersCerebral HemorrhageHumansLeukocyte CountBiomarkersHematoma expansionIntracerebral hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhage expansionOutcome

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