Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Mortality of Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 42, Issue 4, April 2025, Pages 353-362 PDF (852.48 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2024.317372.2189 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hisham Abdelaziz Elghaiaty1; Effat Assar1; Aya Fathy Soliman Ebrahim* 2; Rania Ebrahim Abdelaty3 | ||
| 1Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pediatric intensive care units (PICU) have special equipment for treatment of children with life-threatening conditions Platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a novel inflammatory marker. It has been shown that PLR can be used as a useful marker for early diagnosis and treatment of some diseases. This study aimed to research whether PLR is a predictive factor of mortality risk in PICU patients. Methods: This retrospective and prospective observational cohort study was conducted on 100 children hospitalized in the PICU in Benha University Hospitals. Patients were evaluated by different disease severity scores using sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), pediatric index of mortality 2 score (PIM2), preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISM III) and pediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD). Results: PLR, and NLR were significantly lower in non- survivors compared to survivors (P | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio; Mortality; PICU | ||
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