Ali Asan1, Yasemin Üstündağ2, Nizameddin Koca3, Abdullah Şimşek4, Halil Erkan Sayan5, Hülya Parildar6, Burcu Dalyan Cilo7, Kağan Huysal2. 1. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 2. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 3. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 4. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey 5. Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, 6 Bursa, Turkey 6. Department of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Trainingand Research Hospital , İzmir, Turkey 7. Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
Abstract
Background/aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the initial hematological findings analyzed on admission in confirmed COVID-19 patients who were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), to predict possible hematological indices. Materials and methods: Initial neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), red cell distribution width to platelet ratio (RPR), mean platelet volume to platelet ratio, and lymphocyte multiplied by platelet count (LYM × PLT), of 695 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were investigated and comparisons were made between the mild/moderate and severe groups. Results: The proportion of COVID-19 cases admitted to the ICU was 3.9%. The median age of patients admitted to the ICU was significantly higher than those who were not; [68.5 (interquartile range (IQR); 21.5] years vs. 41.0 (IQR; 15.7) years; P < 0.001. Severe cases had higher NLR (6.6 vs. 2.4; P < 0.001), and MLR (0.40 vs. 0.28; P = 0.004) and lower PLR (180.0 vs. 129.0; P < 0.001) compared to that of mild or moderate patients. Among all of the parameters, the ROC curve of NLR gave us the best ability to distinguish serious patients at an early stage (AUC = 0. 819, 95% confidence interval 0.729–0.910; P < 0.001). Conclusion: These data showed that age, initial NLR, PLR, and LYM × PLT were associated with the severity of COVID-19 disease and patients’ need for the ICU. Therefore, initial hemogram parameters may be essential to predict the prognosis of COVID-19 patients. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Background/aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the initial hematological findings analyzed on admission in confirmed COVID-19patients who were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), to predict possible hematological indices. Materials and methods: Initial neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), red cell distribution width to platelet ratio (RPR), mean platelet volume to platelet ratio, and lymphocyte multiplied by platelet count (LYM × PLT), of 695 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were investigated and comparisons were made between the mild/moderate and severe groups. Results: The proportion of COVID-19 cases admitted to the ICU was 3.9%. The median age of patients admitted to the ICU was significantly higher than those who were not; [68.5 (interquartile range (IQR); 21.5] years vs. 41.0 (IQR; 15.7) years; P < 0.001. Severe cases had higher NLR (6.6 vs. 2.4; P < 0.001), and MLR (0.40 vs. 0.28; P = 0.004) and lower PLR (180.0 vs. 129.0; P < 0.001) compared to that of mild or moderate patients. Among all of the parameters, the ROC curve of NLR gave us the best ability to distinguish serious patients at an early stage (AUC = 0. 819, 95% confidence interval 0.729–0.910; P < 0.001). Conclusion: These data showed that age, initial NLR, PLR, and LYM × PLT were associated with the severity of COVID-19 disease and patients’ need for the ICU. Therefore, initial hemogram parameters may be essential to predict the prognosis of COVID-19patients. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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COVID-19; Intensive care unit; leukocytes; neutrophils; platelets
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