Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Mortality in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers Undergoing Amputations.

Wenwen ChenKun ChenZhixiao XuYepeng HuYiying LiuWenyue LiuXiang HuTingting YeJing HongHong ZhuFeixia Shen

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)

Postoperative PLR and NLR values may be reliable predictive biomarkers of mortality in patients following amputation for DFU. Considering the high mortality in those patients, the patients with elevated PLR/NLR should be given more intensive in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular events
clinical practice
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes