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. 2021 Apr;221(4):731-736.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.007. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is associated with poor long-term survival and graft failure after lung transplantation

Aravind Krishnan  1 , Joshua Hsu  1 , Jinny S Ha  1 , Stephen R Broderick  1 , Pali D Shah  2 , Robert Sd Higgins  1 , Christian A Merlo  2 , Errol L Bush  3
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Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is associated with poor long-term survival and graft failure after lung transplantation

Aravind Krishnan et al. Am J Surg. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to assess the prognostic value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) on long-term outcomes and graft dysfunction after lung transplantation.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients receiving a lung transplant at our institution from 2011 to 2014. The primary exposure was elevated NLR at the time of transplant, defined by NLR>4. The primary outcomes were graft failure and three-year all-cause mortality. Multivariate logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis were used to analyze outcomes.

Results: 95 patients were included. 40 patients (42%) had an elevated NLR. Elevated NLR was associated with graft failure (OR: 4.7 [1.2-18.8], p = 0.02), and three-year mortality (OR: 5.4 [1.3-23.2], p = 0.03) on multivariate logistic regression. Patients with elevated NLR demonstrated significantly lower survival on Kaplan-Meier analysis (50% versus 74%, p = 0.02). The c-statistic for our multivariate model was 0.91.

Conclusion: Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is associated with poor long-term survival and graft failure after lung transplantation.

Keywords: Biomarker; Immunology; Lung transplantation; Outcomes; Transplantation.

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Declaration of competing interest All authors have contributed to the review and submission on this manuscript. None of the authors have personal conflict of interest nor have they received payments for the performance of this work.

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