Abstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during heart surgery provokes an inflammatory response that can cause post-operative organ injury, yet how CPB shapes key neutrophil effector programs is unclear. We investigated whether..
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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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