Background: Numerous tools, including nutritional and inflammatory markers, have been
evaluated as the predictors of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients. This study aims to verify …

Background and objectives: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most serious post-
operative complications in the case of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aims to verify …

Background: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the first-line surgical intervention for cases of
severe carotid stenoses. Unfortunately, the restenosis rate is high after CEA. This study aims …

Background: Arteriovenous fistula dysfunction is a widely disputed subject in the scientific
literature on end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The main cause of mortality and morbidity in …

Indeterminate follicular thyroid lesions (Thyr 3A and 3B) account for 10% to 30% of all
cytopathologic diagnoses, and their unpredictable behavior represents a hard clinical …

Immune dysregulation is implicated in the pathophysiology of both bipolar and major
depressive disorder, while immune cell ratios (IRCs) have recently been proposed as …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association of neutrophil-to-
lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with an elevated risk of vascular access failure in end-stage renal …

Several inflammatory biomarkers were found to be associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of subclinical …

Introduction: In this study, we evaluated the role of preoperative inflammatory markers as
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte (NLR) and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte (PLR) ratios in relation to post …

Highlights What are the main findings? This is the first multi-ethnic population-based study to
use these serum biomarkers for preventive strategy. No association was found between …