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Research article The predictive role of platelet to lymphocyte ratio in the occurrence of anastomotic complications following gastric resections for neoplasia – single centre experience Călin Molnar, Cosmin Lucian Nicolescu, Marian Botoncea, Vlad-Olimpiu Butiurca, Bogdan Andrei Suciu, Ioana Hălmaciu, Liana Bianca Grigorescu, Septimiu Voidazan
Correspondence should be addressed to: Cosmin Lucian Nicolescu
Abstract: Introduction: Our study investigated the importance of inflammation markers – ratio of platelets and lymphocytes (PLR), ratio of neutrophils and lymphocytes (NLR) and ratio of lymphocytes and monocytes (LMR) – as predictive markers in the occurrence of fistula or stenosis in patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent gastric resections. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 178 patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma. The included patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (77 patients, who underwent lower gastrectomy), group 2 (27 patients, who had upper polar gastrectomy otherwise known as proximal gastrectomy), group 3 (74 patients, who underwent total gastrectomy). Ratios of PLR, NLR, respectively LMR were calculated for all patients. Results: Out of 178 patients 52 (29.2%) developed postoperative stenosis and 16 patients (9.0%) had postoperative fistulae. The occurrence of anastomotic stenosis was associated with significantly higher preoperative platelet counts (p=0.043) and PLR values (p=0.023). ROC curve analysis indicated that the optimal PLR value for the prediction of gastric stenosis was 198.4 (AUC= 0.609, sensitivity: 59.6%, specificity: 61.9%). For the prediction of fistulization PRL also displayed the highest performance among the analyzed hematological parameters (AUC=0.561, sensitivity: 43.7%, specificity: 81.5%, cut-off value 116.6. Conclusion: Our study indicates the importance of PLR as e predictive factor in the occurrence of anastomotic complications (fistulae or stenosis) immediately following surgery in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma that undergo gastric resections. Further prospective studies on larger groups of patients are required, considering that PLR, NLR and LMR will be key markers in the clinical management of patients with gastric cancer. Keywords: gastric adenocarcinoma, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte/monocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio
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Molnar C, Nicolescu CL, Botoncea M, Butiurca VO, Suciu BA, Hălmaciu I, et al. The predictive role of platelet to lymphocyte ratio in the occurrence of anastomotic complications following gastric resections for neoplasia – single centre experience. Rev Romana Med Lab. 2020;28(2):185-94. DOI:10.2478/rrlm-2020-0011
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