The neutrophil ‘left shift’ can be measured via the immature to total (I/T) neutrophil ratio or the absolute bands per μl using a manual differential count. It can also be measured from an ...

The initial workup included an arterial blood gas (ABG), complete blood count (CBC) with differential, and a chest X-ray. The CBC at 28 h of age showed a left shift (see Table 1 ).