Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts critical illness patients with 2019 coronavirus disease in the early stage.
Jingyuan LiuYao LiuPan XiangLin PuHaofeng XiongChuansheng LiMing ZhangJianbo TanYanli XuRui SongMeihua SongLin WangWei ZhangBing HanLi YangXiaojing WangGuiqin ZhouTing ZhangBen LiYanbin WangZhihai ChenXian-Bo WangPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2020)
We found that NLR is a predictive factor for early-stage prediction of patients infected with COVID-19 who are likely to develop critical illness. Patients aged ≥ 50 and having an NLR ≥ 3.13 are predicted to develop critical illness, and they should thus have rapid access to an intensive care unit if necessary.