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Table 1 Significant changes in preoperative values/postoperative day 3 and 7 values

From: Influence of Postoperative Enteral Nutrition on Cellular Immunity: Investigative Procedures, Tests, and Analysis

Cell type

 

Postoperative day 3

Postoperative day 7

(POD 3)

(POD 7)

Leucocytes

No food

No significant changes

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Nutrition

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Granulocytes

No food

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Nutrition

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Significantly more cells than preoperatively

Lymphocytes

No food

Significantly fewer cells than preoperatively

Significantly fewer cells than preoperatively

Nutrition

Significantly fewer cells than preoperatively

Significantly fewer cells than preoperatively

Monocytes

No food

No significant changes

No significant changes

Nutrition

No significant changes

Significantly more cells than preoperatively