Evaluation of the Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume as Predictors of the Outcome in Patients with Hemotoxic Snake Bite: A Prospective Study on Patients in Poison Control Centers Ain Shams University Hospitals and Assiut University Hospitals
Authors: Abd El-Azim Mariam M , Moussa Mona El Kotb , Abdel-Maaboud Ragaa Mohamed , Rezq Nabil Nassif , Mohammed Sarah S 
Published: July 2024

Background

Snakebite envenomation is considered a major health problem especially in developing centuries. Snakebite envenomation cause major morbidities, disabilities and mortalities. Novel biomarkers as; neutrophils to lymphocytes Ratio (NLR) and plateletto lymphocytes Ratio (PLR)are hematological inflammatory indices that can be a guide for diagnosis, prognosis of the snakebite envenomation.

Methodology

This was a prospective case control study, which was carried out on 60 hemotoxic snake bite envenomed patients that admitted at Poisoning Control Center AinShams University Hospitals (PCCAUH) and Assiut University Hospitals (AUH) in the period from 1st of July 2019 to 31st of October 2021. In addition, 60 healthy volunteers were used as control subjects. The study aimed to evaluate the role of NLR, PLR and Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) at admission as predictors of the outcome in patients with hemotoxic snakebite envenomation. The patients were divided into mild, moderate and severe groups according to severity of snake envenomation.

Result

Sixty hemotoxic snake bite envenomed patients (28 patients admitted at PCC-ASUH and 32 admitted at AUH), were divided into (38.4%) mild, (31.6%) moderate and (30%) severe groups according to the severity of snake envenomation. Maximum incidence was found in male (95%) from rural areas (80%) and were farmers (43.3%) from total cases. It was observed that bite was more frequent at lower limbs (70%), outdoors (81.6%), at night (51%) and during autumn season (43.3%). It was found that there was significant positive correlation between NLR at admission and duration of hospitalization, PLR, creatine phosphokinase (CPK) level and whitebloodcells (WBCs) count. While, significant negative correlation was found between NLR and prothrombin concentration (PC), red blood cells(RBCs) and plateletcounts. Also, significant positive correlation was found between PLR at admission and duration of hospitalization, NLR, CPK level and platelets count. Inaddition, significant positive correlation was found between MPV and PT. About 47 (78.33%) patients had complete recovery and about 13 (21.67%) patients recovered with complications including; local complications in (21.67%), systemic complications in (13.33%) and chronic complications In (5%). There were no recorded deaths in the study. It was found that hemotoxic snake bit eenvenomed patients Admitted at PCC-ASUH were significantly more severe,required more antivenom vials and more intensive care unit(ICU) admission than those admitted at AUH.

Conclusion

NLR and PLR values at admission were significantly high in hemotoxic snake bite envenomed patients and can be used as predictors for diagnosis and prognosis of hemotoxic snake envenomation.In addition, NLR and PLR had significant association with severity of envenomation, duration of hospitalization.