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We investigated the link between the direct bilirubin-to-lymphocyte ratio (DBLR) and 28-day mortality in NF cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-center retrospective cohort study enrolled NF patients admitted to Baise People's Hospital between November 2019 and December 2025. To assess the prognostic value of DBLR, we employed restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis, Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis, multivariable Cox regression, subgroup analysis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 184 patients were included. Patients in higher DBLR quartiles showed more severe hepatic, coagulation, and inflammatory abnormalities, together with higher 28-day mortality. After log\n                      <jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>\n                      transformation, RCS analysis showed a significant overall association between log\n                      <jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>\n                      (DBLR) and 28-day mortality, with no evidence of non-linearity (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for overall &amp;lt; 0.001;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for non-linearity = 0.515). In Cox regression analysis, a higher log\n                      <jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>\n                      (DBLR) was associated with increased 28-day mortality. This association remained significant after adjustment for age, shock, and LRINEC in Model 3 (HR, 2.119; 95% CI, 1.384\u20133.243;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Similar results were observed in the SOFA-adjusted and APACHE II-adjusted models. DBLR showed modest-to-acceptable discrimination for 28-day mortality, with an AUC of 0.733 (95% CI, 0.644\u20130.811).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An enhanced DBLR is linked to an increased risk of mortality within 28 days in NF. It could serve as a simple additional biomarker for early risk evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1841323","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,1]],"date-time":"2026-06-01T13:24:48Z","timestamp":1780320288000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association between the direct bilirubin to lymphocyte ratio and mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jianghui","family":"Dong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Joint Surgery, Baise People's Hospital, Affiliated Southwest Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities","place":["Baise, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qianliu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, 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