Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio correlates with the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate and predicts the risk of death in patients on hemodialysis.
Guillaume LanoMarion SalléeMarion PelletierStanislas BatailleMegan FraisseNathalie McKayPhilippe BrunetLaetitia DouStephane BurteyPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)
In HD patients, the NLR predicted mortality and cardiovascular events but not severe infections and correlated positively with the level of the uremic toxin IS. The NLR could be an interesting marker for monitoring the risk of clinical events in CKD patients.