Platelet-to-White Blood Cell Ratio as a Predictor of ICU Mortality in Septic Shock and Heart Failure: A Real-World Validation Study Using the MIMIC-eICU and a Chinese Cohort.

J Inflamm Res · 2026 · PMC13289780 · PMID 42345002

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Although the Q3 group showed a trend towards a decreased mortality risk, this did not achieve statistical significance (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.09–1.76, P =0.225), likely due to the smaller sample size of the validation cohort.

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