Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of early graft dysfunction following living donor liver transplantation.
Hye-Mee KwonYoung-Jin MoonKyeo-Woon JungYong-Seok ParkIn-Gu JunSeon-Ok KimJun-Gol SongGyu-Sam HwangPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Preoperative NLR ≥ 2.85 predicted higher risk of EAD, 1-year graft failure and 1-year mortality following LDLT, and NLR was superior to other parameters, suggesting that preoperative NLR may be a practical index for predicting graft function following LDLT.