High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is an Early Predictor of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

• Main Authors: Yuanyuan Sun (Author), Cuie Chen (Author), Xixi Zhang (Author), Xiaocai Weng (Author), Anqun Sheng (Author), Yanke Zhu (Author), Shujun Chen (Author), Xiexia Zheng (Author), Chaosheng Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objective: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a common complication in preterm infants; predicting the degree of BPD at an early life stage is difficult. Inflammation is a crucial risk factor for BPD pathogenesis, and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a potential systemic i...