Commentary: Preoperative neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predicts complications after esophageal resection that can be used as inclusion criteria for enhanced recovery after surgery.

Front Surg · 2022 · PMC9634404 · PMID 36338612

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Compared with the control group, the NLR values of the ERAS intervention group showed a trend of significant decrease on postoperative day 1 and postoperative day 3 ( p < 0.01).

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