Abstract Objective To evaluate the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on peripheral white blood cell counts, neutrophil surface marker expression, and neutrophil function by comparing patients undergoing on-pump CABG (ONCAB)..
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Abstract Mortality remains elevated during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (VA-ECMO) for cardiogenic shock and the role of inflammation is uncertain. By using the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), we investigated inflammatory..
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Abstract A high neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) was associated with the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with severe sepsis. We sought to investigate the association between the..
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Abstract Background Inflammatory markers, such as neutrophils and lymphocytes, for of postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease may provide benefit for patient selection for cardiac surgery. This study..
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