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- Title
Is HALP score a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with hematologic malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit?
- Authors
Sadri, Sevil; Tunay, Burcu
- Abstract
Background: The Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet Score (HALP) is a novel predictive biomarker that has surfaced in the literature in recent years. It has been applied to the prediction of many clinical outcomes related to different neoplasms. Each of these inflammatory and nutritional markers is taken into account by the HALP score, which provides an overall prognosis for patients with cancer. Methods: Retrospective data was collected on the demographics of patients hospitalized to our hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) for hematologic malignancies between January 2014 and March 2021. To measure the prognostic value of the HALP score, it was retrospectively calculated for patients with hematologic malignancies on the first day of ICU admission. This study looked into the link between the HALP score and general prognostic characteristics because it has been suggested that the HALP score is a relevant prognostic marker. Results: Patients with an HALP score <37.10 had significantly higher APACHE II scores (p < 0.001). They also had significantly higher rates of qSOFA score ≥2 (89.3%), as well as statistically significantly higher rates of intubation (96%) and death (96.1%) (p < 0.001). Our study found that a HALP score <37.1 was associated with a 47.04-fold increase in mortality risk. Conclusion: In patients with hematologic malignancies, the prognosis is strongly correlated with the HALP score. When validated in large cohorts, the HALP score, APACHE II, and q SOFA scores, either individually or collectively, can be used to guide prognostic evaluation of patients and act as a reliable predictor of unfavorable clinical outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care units; HEMATOLOGIC malignancies; CANCER prognosis; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1110-7782
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s43162-024-00339-z