Open AccessNeutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Adenoidectomy
Author(s) -
Serhan Derin,
Selvet Erdoğan,
Murat Şahan,
Hatice Topal,
Hamdi Sözen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16549.7360
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoidectomy , adenoid hypertrophy , obstructive sleep apnea , lymphocyte , adenoid , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , gastroenterology , sleep apnea , surgery , tonsillectomy
Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) is the most serious consequence of adenoid hypertrophy (AH) and it is one of the most common reasons of nocturnal hypoxia in children. There is some information about the relationship between childhood OSA and atherosclerosis or cardiac diseases. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and AH which is the most frequent cause leading OSA in children.