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<journal-id>2448-8909</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina crítica (Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. crít. (Col. Mex. Med. Crít.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-8909</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-89092023000100017</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/109957</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Asociación entre índice neutrófilo/linfocito como biomarcador de mortalidad en pacientes con quemaduras mayores durante el periodo del 01 de febrero de 2020 al 28 de enero de 2022]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Association between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker of mortality in patientswith major burns during the period February 1, 2020 to January 28, 2022]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Associação entre a relação neutrófilo/linfócito como biomarcador de mortalidade empacientes com grandes queimaduras no período de 1º de fevereiro de 2020 a 28 de janeiro de 2022]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Juárez Guzmán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Uriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Zúñiga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martín de Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Investigación y Atención al Paciente Quemado  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>17</fpage>
<lpage>20</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-89092023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-89092023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-89092023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[resumen está disponible en el texto completo]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  burns are a serious public health problem, with several studies estimating that more than 11 million people were affected by burn injuries with approximately 300,000 deaths worldwide. Studies showed that the main causes of death were inhalation injuries, infection, and metabolic and hemodynamic complications ending in multi-organ failure. It has been shown that the increase in the systemic inflammatory response, whose parameters can be easily obtained, can be useful and directly related to poor prognosis. Several clinical studies indicate that the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes, an indicator of systemic inflammatory response, can signify the presence of inflammation in some diseases such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, cholangitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and recently COVID-19.  Objective:  to know the association between the neutrophil lymphocyte index as a biomarker of mortality in patients with major burns.  Material and methods:  an observational, retrospective, descriptive, longitudinal study will be carried out: with a user population of the National Center for Research and Attention to Burned Patients (CENIAQ) of the Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra National Rehabilitation Institute. A review of the clinical records of the patients treated in the period will be carried out during the period from February 1, 2020 to February 28, 2022, the data of admission and discharge will be taken into account, as well as initial laboratory studies. The information will be recorded in an Excel spreadsheet to be later analyzed in the SPSS software, the results will be obtained and finally their analysis will be carried out.  Results:  in the analyzed population we found that the average age is 40 years, it was also found that the most affected gender in this population corresponds to the male gender with 81.2%. It was also found that, within the diagnoses of the population studied, fire burn was the one that most affected the population, this being 67.1% of all diagnoses. However, in this study no significant difference was found in the neutrophil lymphocyte index with respect to the type of burn. In our analysis, the neutrophil lymphocyte index was included as a biochemical predictor of mortality, since high levels of this index at admission are associated with increased mortality. In our population, a significant difference was found between the groups with a fatal clinical outcome and those who recovered, which is why it can be considered as a predictor of mortality in these patients since they presented a p value &lt; 0.023, data that is consistent with what is reported in the international literature where the Neutrophil lymphocyte index value can be used as a predictor of mortality.  Conclusions:  an association was found between the elevation of the neutrophil/lynphocyte ratio and mortality in patients with severe burns.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo:  Introdução:  as queimaduras são um grave problema de saúde pública, onde estima-se em diversos estudos que mais de 11 milhões de pessoas foram acometidas por queimaduras com aproximadamente 300.000 mortes em todo o mundo. Estudos mostraram que as principais causas de morte foram lesões inalatórias, infecções e complicações metabólicas e hemodinâmicas que culminaram em falência de múltiplos órgãos. Tem sido demonstrado que o aumento da resposta inflamatória sistêmica, cujos parâmetros podem ser facilmente obtidos, pode ser útil e estar diretamente relacionado ao mau prognóstico. Vários estudos clínicos indicam que a proporção de neutrófilos para linfócitos, um indicador de resposta inflamatória sistêmica, pode significar a presença de inflamação em algumas doenças como diabetes, doença arterial coronariana, colangite, artrite reumatóide e recentemente COVID-19.  Objetivo:  conhecer a associação entre o índice neutrófilo-linfócito como biomarcador de mortalidade em pacientes com grandes queimaduras.  Material e métodos:  será realizado um estudo observacional, descritivo, retrospectivo, longitudinal: com a população usuária do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Atenção ao Paciente Queimado (CENIAQ), do Instituto Nacional de Reabilitação Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra. Realizaremos uma revisão dos prontuários clínicos dos pacientes atendidos no período de 1º de fevereiro de 2020 a 28 de fevereiro de 2022, serão levados em consideração os dados de admissão e alta, bem como os estudos laboratoriais iniciais. As informações serão registradas em planilha Excel para posteriormente serem analisadas no software SPSS, serão obtidos os resultados e por fim será realizada a análise.  Resultados:  na população analisada verificamos que a média de idade é de 40 anos, constatou-se também que o gênero mais acometido nesta população corresponde ao gênero masculino com 81.2%. Constatou-se também que, dentro dos diagnósticos da população estudada, a queimadura por fogo foi o que mais afetou a população, sendo este 67.1% do total de diagnósticos. No entanto, neste estudo não foi encontrada diferença significativa no índice neutrófilo-linfócito em relação ao tipo de queimadura. Em nossa análise, foram incluídos o índice neutrófilo-linfócito como preditor bioquímico de mortalidade, uma vez que altos níveis desse índice na admissão estão associados a aumento da mortalidade. Em nossa população, foi encontrada diferença significativa entre os grupos com desfecho clínico fatal e os recuperados, motivo pelo qual pode ser considerado como preditor de mortalidade nesses pacientes, pois apresentaram valor de p &lt; 0.023, dado compatível com o relatado em a literatura internacional onde o valor do índice neutrófilo-linfócito pode ser utilizado como preditor de mortalidade.  Conclusões:  encontrou-se associação entre a elevação do índice neutrófilo/linfócito e mortalidade em pacientes com queimaduras graves.]]></p></abstract>
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