BACKGROUND Inflammation influences cancer development and progression. An elevated platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a marker of inflammation, has been linked to poor prognosis in several malignancies. Here, we quantify the prognostic impact of this biomarker. METHODS A systematic review of databases was conducted to identify publications exploring the association of blood PLR and overall s...

BACKGROUND Passive leg raising (PLR) is a so called self-volume challenge used to test for fluid responsiveness. Changes in cardiac output (CO) or stroke volume (SV) measured during PLR are used to predict the need for subsequent fluid loading. This requires a device that can measure CO changes rapidly. The Vigileo™ monitor, using third-generation software, allows continuous CO monitoring. The ...

OBJECTIVE Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is closely related with maternal and fetal complications. Therefore, early diagnosis is extremely important to provide maternal and fetal well-being. Many inflammatory markers have been evaluated for their ability to diagnose membrane rupture at early stages. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the platelet-to-lymphocyte rati...

Objective: To investigate leukocyte count, neutrophil percentage, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Platelet-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR), mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet distribution width (PDW) and CRP in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA). Materials and methods: A retrospective case-controlled study was designed in two groups. Ninety-seven patients co...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to compare the value of hematological parameters, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and mean platelet volume (MPV), as indicators of anterior uveal segment involvement in patients with Behcet's disease (BD). PATIENTS AND METHODS Hospital-based records of a total of 912 patients with BD from the dermatology clin...

Central vein catheterization is a common procedure performed on patients under intensive care. The safe and successful placement of the central venous catheter depends on vein size. Although used for this purpose, the Trendelenburg position can be hazardous in some patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the Trendelenburg and passive leg raising (PLR) positions on the size...

The average 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is unsatisfactory, this study was to investigate the clinical factors chemoradiotherapy resistance in after chemoradiation and improve efficacy. A total 965 LACC patients treated with radical chemoradiotherapy, were categorized into two groups: chemoradiotherapy-resistant chemoradiotherapy-sensitive. curve ...

This survey paper provides a detailed explanation of Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network’s packet scheduling algorithms in both downlink and uplink directions. It starts by explaining the difference between Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) that is used transmission, Single Carrier – (SC-FDMA) uplink. Then, it explains LTE process donwlink through interaction users sc...

Peripheral blood-derived inflammation-based markers, including C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are indicators of prognosis in various malignant tumors. The present study aimed to identify the inflammation-based parameters that are most suitable for predicting outcomes in patients with brea...

Abstract Background and objectives: Misdiagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) epileptic (ES) is common. In the absence diagnostic gold standard (video EEG), clinicians rely on semiology clinical assessment. However, questions regarding accuracy different signs remain. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate in PNES ES. Methods: We systematically searched Pu...