Cross-sectional study finds significant correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and Child-Turcotte-Pugh score in liver cirrhosis, pointing to potential clinical utility.
Key Points
Significant correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and Child-Turcotte-Pugh score (p = 0.002).
Positive correlation with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.722 observed in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.
Analysis included 16 cirrhotic patients from a tertiary referral center, assessed using demographic and health records.
Results imply that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio could serve as an independent prognostic marker for liver disease severity.