Our aim was to use the red cell distribution width-lymphocyte ratio (RLR) as a novel biomarker to predict prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) among older patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. This longitudinal study included older patients admitted to a tertiary cardiovascular surgery hospital between January 2017 and January 2022. A total of 574 patients were studied, including 83 patients (14.5%) who had prolonged ICU LOS and 471 (85.5%) control subjects. After adjustment for the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation 2, the RLR score showed a 10% increased risk of prolonged ICU LOS (odds ratio: 1.10; CI: 1.05-1.16; p = 0.01). Preoperative RLR can be used to predict the risk of long-term intensive care stay in older cardiac surgery patients.
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Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Biruni University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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