Table 2 Significant differences between early postoperative nutrition and “no food”

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

Cell type		POD 3
Leucocytes	No food	Significantly fewer cells
Leucocytes	Nutrition	Significantly more cells
Lymphocytes	No food	Significantly fewer cells
Lymphocytes	Nutrition	Significantly more cells
Monocytes	No food	Significantly fewer cells
Monocytes	Nutrition	Significantly more cells

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