The role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in avoiding negative appendectomies

• Main Authors: Carlos Delgado-Miguel (Author), Antonio Muñoz-Serrano (Author), María San Basilio (Author), Miriam Miguel-Ferrero (Author), María de Ceano-Vivas (Author), Leopoldo Martínez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inflammatory biomarker that is easily calculated with data from the differential white blood cell count. The aim of our study was to analyse the role of the NLR in the detection of negative appendectomies and to compare its usefulness with...