Preoperative NLR is clearly an independent predictor of saphenous vein graft patency in patients after CABG.

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Primary end point was determined as amputation (limb survival) and all-cause death were performed. The effect of PLR on outcome was studied by constructing a receiver operating characteristic curve. Using a PLR cutoff of ≥ 160, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.55-0.75) (Figure 1).

In this study, we aimed to investigate the healthcare burden associated with hospital visits for international normalized ratio (INR) measurement from a multi-dimensional perspective.Patients and methods: A total of 415 patients (198 males, 217 females; mean age: 54±12.7 years; range, 14 to 84 years) who were admitted to the cardiovascular surgery (CVS) outpatient clinic between March 2015 and June 2015 were included. The burden of INR measurement was assessed in two main categories: social and clinical. Data including educational status, occupational status and accompanying persons, indications for warfarin use, history of warfarin-related complications, expenses made by the patient and the accompanying persons, and the time spent were recorded.Results: A total of 1,259 laboratory entries were found for the overall study population. Of these entries, 99.4% were only for INR measurements. An INR outside the target therapeutic range (TTR) was detected in 53.7% of the patients. Among all patients attending to the CVS outpatient clinic during the study, the sole reason for attendance was the INR measurement in 23%. The rate of complications requiring intervention was 2.1%. The daily clinical cost per patient was $22.14, the social monetary cost was $9.77, and the total cost was $31.91. Conclusion:Conventional INR measurements have a significant social and economic impact on patients and are associated with significantly increased workload and loss of resources from the perspective of the healthcare provider.

Our protocol for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation uses the subclavian artery for arterial access and provides a safe and perhaps improved means for providing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.