ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for early renal failure under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for postcardiotomy shock
Murat Sargın1, Müge Taşdemir Mete1, Sevinç Bayer Erdoğan1, Hüseyin Kuplay1, Murat Baştopçu1, Fatih Bayraktar1, Murat Acarel2, Serap Aykut Aka1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17891
Background: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and renal injury in patients under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for postcardiotomy shock.

Methods: Between January 2007 and July 2018, a total of 119 patients (38 males, 81 females; mean age 54.4±13.0 years; range, 24 to 74 years) who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for postcardiotomy shock and survived at least 48 hours in our center were retrospectively analyzed. Pre- and postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios, demographic characteristics, renal function parameters, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenationrelated data of the patients were recorded. Occurrence and stages of renal injury was determined using the revised Acute Kidney Injury Network and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria.

Results: No significant relationship was found between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and renal injury (p>0.05). Postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was higher in patients who developed renal injury, compared to patients without renal injury (8.68 [0.84-42.00] vs. 4.02 [1.04-21.21], respectively, p=0.004). When patients were grouped for renal injury stage according to the revised Acute Kidney Injury Network (p=0.015) and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (p=0.006) criteria, the patients with more severe renal injury had higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. The receiver operating characteristics analysis revealed a cut-off value of 6.71 for the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for the detection of renal injury. Patients with a value above 6.71 had an odds ratio of 5.941 for occurrence of renal injury.

Conclusion: Postoperative, but not preoperative neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio is associated with presence and severity of renal injury in patients under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for postcardiotomy shock. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a simple and inexpensive marker of inflammation in this patient population.

Keywords : Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, inflammation, neutrophilto- lymphocyte ratio, postcardiotomy shock, renal injury
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