• World Neurosurg · Jun 2020

    Observational Study

    Admission neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts rebleeding following aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

    • Jia-Yin Wang, Xin-Tong Zhang, Jian-Qun Wang, Chao-Ying Wang, Wan-Ling Zheng, Zhi-Ming Pan, Zhen-Bin Xu, Xiao-Yan Li, and Yi-Bin Zhang.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun 1; 138: e317-e322.

    ObjectiveThe relationship between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the occurrence of rebleeding in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is poorly understood. Our study aimed to investigate the association between NLR on admission and rebleeding following aSAH.MethodsClinical and laboratorial data from patients with aSAH were retrospectively collected, including leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and NLR. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess for the association of NLR with rebleeding. We performed propensity-score matching analyses to correct imbalances in patient characteristics between the rebleeding group and nonrebleeding group.ResultsRebleeding occurred in 30 of 716 (4.19%) patients with aSAH in this cohort. Patients with rebleeding had significantly higher NLR comparing with patients without rebleeding (11.27 vs. 5.5; P < 0.05) in the univariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, NLR was considered as a risk factor of rebleeding (odds ratio, 0.283; 95% confidence interval, 0.130-0.620; P = 0.002), as well as Fisher grade (odds ratio, 0.353, 95% confidence interval, 0.151-0.824; P = 0.016). The area under the curve of the NLR and combined NLR-Fisher grade model was 0.702 and 0.744 (sensitivity was 39.94%, and specificity was 100%) for predicting rebleeding, respectively. After propensity-score matching, the optimal cutoff value for NLR as a predictor for rebleeding following aSAH was determined as 5.4 (sensitivity was 83.33%, and the specificity was 63.33%).ConclusionsHigher NLR predicts the occurrence of rebleeding and poor outcome, and NLR combined with Fisher grade significantly improves the prediction of rebleeding following aSAH.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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