ArticleEuropean clinical respiratory journal2024
Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of response to hospitalized bronchiectasis exacerbation risks.
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- Could Hepcidin Be a Phenotype-Related Biomarker in Patients with Stable Bronchiectasis?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Systemic Inflammatory Indices in Bronchiectasis: Identification of Exacerbation Phenotype.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Bronchiectasis and Its Association With Disease Severity-A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Serum albumin, NLR and PLR in pre-treatment assessment of bronchiectasis exacerbations.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index (ALI) as an Independent Predictor for Bronchiectasis Exacerbation Risks.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
- Refractory phenotype ofThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Bronchiectasis is a disease with predominantly neutrophilic inflammation. As a readily available biomarker, there is little evidence to support the use of blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to predict bronchiectasis exacerbation severe enough to warrant hospitalization. Methods: A registry-based retrospective cohort study was conducted at a in Hong Kong. Chinese patients with non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis were retrospectively reviewed and subsequently followed up to investigate the association of NLR and the need for hospitalization for bronchiectasis exacerbation. Data on the NLR for patients in a clinically stable state in 2018 were collected and patients followed up from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022. The primary outcome was the need for hospitalization due to bronchiectasis exacerbation over the next 4 years. Results: We reviewed 473 Chinese patients with non-CF bronchiectasis, of whom 94 required hospitalization for bronchiectasis exacerbation during the 4-year follow-up period. Multi-variable logistic regression adjusted for E-FACED score (Exacerbation, Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV Conclusion: Blood NLR may serve as a marker to predict the need for hospitalization due to bronchiectasis exacerbation.
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