Is the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio a potential diagnostic marker for peptic ulcer perforation? A retrospective cohort study

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Tanrikulu Y., Sen Tanrikulu C., SABUNCUOĞLU M. Z., KÖKTÜRK F., Temi V., Bicakci E.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.34, no.3, pp.403-406, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 34 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.009
• Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.403-406
• Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Peptic ulcer perforation (PUP) accounts for 5% of all abdominal emergencies and is recognized as a gastrointestinal emergency requiring rapid and efficient clinical evaluation and treatment. The mortality rate ranges from 10% to 40% among patients with perforation. In the present retrospective study, we examined the potential utility of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in early diagnosis of PUP; we asked whether this ratio allowed PUP and peptic ulcer disease to be distinguished.