Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory syndrome, is a global pandemic.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of …

Background Although platelet mean volume/platelet count ratio (MPR) is considered to be a
crucial marker of inflammatory and infectious diseases, the relationship between MPR and …

There is increasing recognition of the involvement of platelets in orchestrating inflammatory
responses, driving the activation of neutrophils, monocytes and vascular endothelium …

Background To date, only few studies have examined the prognostic factors of community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) defined according to the latest criteria, which excludes …

Objective Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the primary cause of death for children
under five years of age globally. Hence, it is essential to investigate new early biomarkers …

Hip fracture is an important health care issue in the elderly. Postoperative pulmonary
complications occur in 4% of patients after hip fracture surgery. However, previous research …

Objective The aims of the current study were to evaluate the importance of MPR and NLR as
prognostic markers in ICU-admitted COVID-19 patients and to investigate the impact of …

Objectives This study investigated the relationship between 28-day mortality in patients with
COVID-19 pneumonia and the CURB-65 score, platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume …

Background To develop a prediction model predicting in-hospital mortality of elder patients
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) …

Background: Recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) is reported to stimulate platelet
production and increase peripheral platelet counts; it is primarily used to manage …