The relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the levels of inflammatory factors in peripheral blood and the brain injuries of suppurative meningitis in neonates and the value of joint prediction of hydrocephalus
10.3760/cma.j.cn115455-20240829-00751
- VernacularTitle:外周血中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值、炎性因子水平变化与新生儿化脓性脑膜炎脑损伤的关系及联合预测脑积水价值分析
- Author:
Yanhua CHANG
1
;
Yayan WANG
1
;
Weiwei XU
1
Author Information
1. 济宁医学院附属医院儿科，济宁 272100
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brain injuries;
Purulent meningitis;
Neonatal;
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2025;48(6):489-493
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR) and the levels of inflammatory factors in peripheral blood and the brain injuries of suppurative meningitis in neonates (NPM) and the value of joint prediction of hydrocephalus.Methods:Ninety-five children with NPM diagnosed and treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College from January 2020 to December 2022 were retrospectively selected, including 31 children with non-cerebral parenchymal injury (group A), accounting for 32.63%(31/95); 36 children with parenchymal injury and no hydrocephalus (group B), accounting for 37.89%(36/95); 28 children with brain parenchymal injury and hydrocephalus (group C), accounting for 29.47%(28/95). The clinical data, peripheral blood levels of NLR, interleukin 6(IL-6), hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) were compared among the three groups, and the influencing factors of hydrocephalus were analyzed by Logistic regression. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the value of changes(△, representing the absolute value of the difference between the corresponding indexes and 3 d after admission) in NLR, hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT in predicting hydrocephalus in NPM alone and combination.Results:The incidence of respiratory failure and convulsion and the levels of NLR, hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT in the group C were higher than those in the group B and A: 42.86%(12/28) vs. 13.89%(5/36), 6.45%(2/31); 42.86%(12/28) vs. 16.67%(6/36), 3.23%(1/31); 3.91 ± 0.71 vs. 3.12 ± 0.64, 2.16 ± 0.58; (98.21 ± 10.17) mg/L vs. (86.74 ± 9.30), (75.18 ± 8.42) mg/L; (40.73 ± 7.88) ng/L vs. (31.26 ± 6.45), (25.01 ± 5.19) ng/L; (13.26 ± 2.04) ng/L vs (11.83 ± 1.91), (9.45 ± 1.67) ng/L; the levels of NLR, hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT in the group B were higher than those in the group A, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the levels of peripheral blood NLR and serum hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT at admission were independent risk factors for hydrocephalus in children with NPM ( P<0.05). The △NLR, △hs-CRP, △IL-6 and △PCT of the children with hydrocephalus were lower than those without hydrocephalus: 0.73 ± 0.24 vs. 1.02 ± 0.31, (42.73 ± 13.08) mg/L vs. (69.56 ± 18.19) mg/L, (13.43 ± 4.22) ng/L vs. (19.86 ± 6.43) ng/L, (4.35 ± 1.34) ng/L vs. (6.58 ± 2.03) ng/L, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). ROC curve analysis results showed that the AUC of △NLR, △hs-CRP, △IL-6 and △PCT combined to predict hydrocephalus in children with NPM was 0.903, which was greater than each single index ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The levels of NLR, hs-CRP, IL-6 and PCT in peripheral blood of children with NPM are significantly correlated with brain injuries, and have certain predictive efficacy in predicting the risk of hydrocephalus.
