Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-tolymphocyte ratio in evaluation of inflammation in end-stage renal disease.

CONCLUSION: Our findings in a cohort of ESRD patients on maintenance HD revealed higher values for NLR and PLR in patients with higher levels of inflammation along with a significant positive correlation of both NLR and PLR with hs-CRP levels. Being a simple, relatively inexpensive and universally available method, whether or not calculation of NLR and PLR offers a plausible strategy in the evaluation of inflammation in ESRD patients in the clinical practice should be addressed in larger scale randomized and controlled studies.
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Source: Clinical Nephrology - November 2, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ahbap E, Sakaci T, Kara E, Sahutoglu T, Koc Y, Basturk T, Sevinc M, Akgol C, Kayalar AO, Ucar ZA, Bayraktar F, Unsal A Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research