Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio on Appendectomy of Geriatric and Nongeriatric Patients.

Purpose: Acute appendicitis is the most frequent emergency procedure that requires acute surgical intervention. The mortality risk is higher in geriatric patients. There is not a single parameter to diagnose it easily and negative appendectomy is traditionally accepted however the operation itself can cause morbidity and mortality especially in elderly patients.

High levels of platelet/lymphocyte ratio are associated with metastatic gastric cancer.

Purpose: The predictive and prognostic value of cheap, easily accessible and commonly available complete blood count parameters has already been studied in a variety of cancers. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between pretreatment platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and metastatic gastric cancer.

Methods: The records of 228 patients dating from January 2010 to June 2014 were retrospectively evaluated.