Research Article

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Mean Platelet Volume-to-Platelet Count Ratio as Biomarkers in Critically Ill and Injured Patients: Which Ratio to Choose to Predict Outcome and Nature of Bacteremia?

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of all patients according to outcome.

CharacteristicsAll patientsSurvivorsNonsurvivors

Number of patients (%)392 (100%)213 (54.3%)179 (45.7%)
Males, number (%)236 (60.2%)149 (70%)87 (48.6%)
Age (years)53.67 ± 18.2645.66 ± 16.8663.21 ± 15.02
Peritonitis196 (50.0%)93 (47.4%)103 (52.6%)
Pancreatitis67 (17.1%)28 (41.8%)39 (58.2%)
Trauma + sepsis83 (21.2%)57 (68.7%)26 (31.3%)
Trauma46 (11.7%)35 (76.1%)11 (23.9%)
Gram-positive blood cultures, number (%)65 (16.6%)53 (24.9%)12 (6.7%)
Gram-negative blood cultures, number (%)15 (3.8%)11 (5.2%)4 (2.2%)
Polymicrobial blood cultures, number (%)184 (46.9%)53 (24.9%)131 (73.2%)
Negative blood cultures, number (%)128 (32.7%)96 (45.1%)32 (17.9%)