From: Preoperative nutrition support with or without glutamine can reduce ICU admissions
 | WBC (/mm3) [median (IQR)] | |||||
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 | Group A | Group B | ||||
 | Preoperative day 7 | Day of operation | P value | Preoperative day 7 | Day of operation | P value |
Granulocytes | 4406.5 (3418–6221) | 5019 (4455–7368) | 0.07 | 6179 (4344–8664) | 9124 (6154–12,920) | 0.04 |
Lymphocytes | 1689 (879–2326) | 1624 (790–2347) | 0.33 | 1486 (974–1711) | 1773 (1361–2285) | 0.02 |
Monocytes | 526 (382–769) | 569 (395–790) | 0.39 | 613 (440–818) | 648 (392–912) | 0.02 |
Total WBC | 6655 (5690–8640) | 7440 (6120–9670) | 0.14 | 8760 (5900–11,270) | 11,490 (8430–15,200) | 0.06 |