Comparative Prognostic Accuracy of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio for Predicting Mortality in Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Introduction Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Rapid, affordable prognostic markers are needed in intensive care units (ICUs), where conventional clinical scores require multiple clinical and laboratory parameters. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR...