Utility of the New Early Warning Score (NEWS) in combination with the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for the prediction of prognosis in older patients with pneumonia.

Eiichi KakehiRyo UehiraNobuaki OharaYukinobu AkamatsuTaeko OsakaShigehisa SakuraiAkane HirotaniTakafumi NozakiKeisuke ShojiSeiji AdachiKazuhiko Kotani

Published in: Family medicine and community health (2023)

A combination of the NEWS and NLR (NEWS×NLR or NEWS+NLR) may be superior to the NEWS alone for the prediction of 30-day mortality in older patients with pneumonia. However, further validation of these combinations for use in the prediction of prognosis is required.

Keyphrases

physical activity
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
respiratory failure
coronary artery disease
peripheral blood
community acquired pneumonia
community dwelling
middle aged