Tüberküloz ve toraks
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Tüberküloz ve toraks · Jun 2021
Observational StudyCan LENT Prognostic score (LDH, ECOG performance score, blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, tumor type) change the clinical approach in malignant pleural effusion?
The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive power of LENT (LDH in pleural fluid, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] performance status, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the serum, and tumor type) score which is a current prognostic score in patients with MPE and to determine its effect on survival and its status in clinical decision making. In addition, it was aimed to compare LENT score with the conventional but subjective score ECOG. ⋯ LENT is a better scoring system than ECOG in predicting early mortality, while both ECOG and LENT have almost the same power in predicting mortality. However, LENT is slightly more objective but more difficult to calculate because it contains laboratory findings. Thus, both scoring systems can be used to predict mortality in patients with malignant pleural effusions. Neither of them has superiority to each other.