Table 2 Comparisons of the median values of the indexes studied preoperatively and at the 1st and 4th postoperative days, in patients with and without anastomotic leakage

WBC median (IQR)

Non-AL

6.50 (5.40–8.30)

10.40 (8.30–12.90)

7.90 (6.30–9.90)

AL

6.25 (5.20–7.60)

9.10 (7.30–12.10)

10.00 (7.65–12.72)

p value

ns

ns

< 0.0001

Neutrophils median (IQR)

Non-AL

4.10 (3.20–5.50)

8.40 (6.50–10.70)

5.70, 4.40–7.52

AL

4.00 (3.10–5.03)

7.50 (6.05–10.10)

8.00, 5.92–10.10

p value

ns

ns

0.0001

Monocytes median (IQR)

Non-AL

0.50 (0.40–0.60)

0.60 (0.50–0.90)

0.50 (0.40–0.70)

AL

0.50 (0.40–0.60)

0.50 (0.30–0.60)

0.50 (0.40–0.60)

p value

ns

< 0.0001

ns

Lymphocytes median (IQR)

Non-AL

1.50 (1.10–1.90)

1.00 (0.70–1.40)

1.10 (0.80–1.40)

AL

1.30 (1.00–1.82)

0.80 (0.60–1.10)

0.90 (0.70–1.17)

p value

ns

0.0002

< 0.0001

Platelets median (IQR)

Non-AL

258 (211–319)

220 (179–271)

231 (184–285)

AL

267 (216–323)

216 (175–263)

240 (182–306)

p value

ns

ns

ns

RDWmedian (IQR)

Non-AL

14.8 (13.8–16.6)

14.9 (13.8–16.8)

15.0 (13.8–17.0)

AL

15.1 (13.7–17.2)

16.0 (13.7–17.5)

15.9(13.9–17.6)

p value

ns

ns

ns

AL

8.0 (6.3–13.8)

31.5 (28.0–45.0)

105.0 (82.0–132.0)

p value

ns

ns

< 0.0001

NLR median (IQR)

Non-AL

2.90 (2.10–3.90)

8.35 (6.00–11.80)

5.30 (3.60–7.40)

AL

3.30 (2.28–4.13)

9.80 (7.12–12.30)

9.60 (6.55–10.98)

p value

ns

0.007

< 0.0001

dNLR median (IQR)

Non-AL

1.90 (1.50–2.40)

4.60 (3.58–6.10)

2.90 (2.10–3.90)

AL

2.10 (1.60–2.50)

5.00 (4.10–6.22)

4.70 (3.40–5.50)

p value

ns

0.025

< 0.0001

LMR median (IQR)

Non-AL

3.00 (2.20–4.00)

1.60 (1.10–2.10)

2.00 (1.50–2.80)

AL

2.70 (2.20–4.10)

1.80 (1.30–2.18)

2.00 (1.40–2.40)

p value

ns

ns

ns

PLR median (IQR)

Non-AL

178 (129–253)

230 (158–317)

218 (154–288)

AL

200 (141–276)

270 (190–374)

254 (212–338)

p value

0.038

0.0009

< 0.0001