Konstantinos Giakoumidakis et al. Perioperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of poor cardiac surgery patient outcomes, Pragmatic and Observational Research, 2017.
Qixun Wang et al. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with postoperative mortality of cardiac surgery, J Thoracic Disease, 2021; 13(1): 67–75.
Perry LA, Liu Z, Loth J, Penny-Dimri JC, Plummer M, Segal R, Smith J. Perioperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Mortality After Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022; 36(5):1296-1303. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.07.001.
Wu L, Zou S, Wang C, Tan X, Yu M. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in Chinese Han population from Chaoshan region in South China. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2019;19(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12872-019-1110-7. PMID: 31132989; PMCID: PMC6537433.
Raffaele Serra et al. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-lymphocyte Ratio as Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Surgery Procedures: A Literature Review. Recent Clin Trials. 2021;16(2):173-179.
Ohkaru, et al. Acute and Subacute Effects of Dexamethasone on the Number of White Blood Cells in Rats. J Health Sci. 2010; 56. 215-220. doi: 10.1248/jhs.56.215.
Katherine A Scilla et al. Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Is a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Locally Advanced (Stage IIIA and IIIB) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Combined Modality Therapy, Oncologist. 2017;22(6):737-742.
Jan Larmann et al. Preoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are associated with major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in coronary heart disease patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20, 230 (2020).