Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can predict hospitalization as well as mortality in emergency department

We read the article “Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is associated with in-hospital mortality in older adults admitted to the emergency department” by Song et al. [1] with interest. The authors hypothesized that an elevated Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at admission to the emergency department (ED) increases the risk of in-hospital mortality in older adults. In the current study, optimal NLR cutoff value for predicting in-hospital mortality was 3.88, which had 82.14% sensitivity and 52.86% specificity (95% confidence interval 0.669–0.759, area under the curve: 0.714) in older patients admitted to ED.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research