Lei Liu

Association between preoperative chronic steroid use and pulmonary embolism in adult tumor craniotomy: Linking role of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio

Previous studies indicate that preoperative chronic steroid use is associated with an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) in adult patients undergoing tumor craniotomy. We aimed to evaluate whether the platelet-to-white blood cell (PLT/WBC) ratio may partially...