©The Author(s) 2026.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 114570
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114570
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114570
Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data of the patients (n = 105), n (%)
| Variables | Value |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 66 ± 12 |
| Gender, female/male | 39/66 (37.1/62.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2,mean ± SD) | 24.17 ± 2.2 (20-31) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 25 (23.8) |
| Smoking | 22 (21) |
| Protective loop ileostomy | 23 (21.9) |
| Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy | 26 (24.8) |
| Operation type | |
| Open surgery | 63 (60) |
| Laparoscopic surgery | 42 (40) |
| Length of hospital stay (days) (mean ± SD) | 10.04 ± 4.6 (5-29) |
| Follow-up period (months) (mean ± SD) | 46.44 ± 25 (1-85) |
| Overall survival | 89 (84.8) |
| Disease-free survival (months) (mean ± SD) | 42.49 ± 24 (1-85) |
| Preoperative erythrocyte suspension replacement | 38 (36.2) |
| Stage classification | |
| Stage 0 | 1 (0.9) |
| Stage 1 | 26 (24.8) |
| Stage 2 | 32 (30.5) |
| Stage 3 | 46 (43.8) |
| Differentiation | |
| Well-differentiated | 48 (45.7) |
| Moderately differentiated | 55 (52.4) |
| Poorly differentiated | 2 (1.9) |
| Mass localization level | |
| Lower | 14 (13.3) |
| Middle | 25 (23.8) |
| Upper | 66 (62.9) |
| Prognostic nutritional index score | |
| ≥ 45 | 19 (18.1) |
| < 45 | 86 (81.9) |
| Presence of early complications | 29 (27.6) |
| Bleeding | 2 (1.9) |
| Anastomosis leakage | 10 (9.5) |
| Wound site infection | 5 (4.8) |
| Eventration | 4 (3.8) |
| Subileus | 3 (2.9) |
| Pleurisy | 3 (2.9) |
| Acute renal failure | 2 (1.9) |
| Presence of late complications | 14 (13.3) |
| Bridge ileus | 1 (0.9) |
| Anastomosis narrowing | 8 (7.6) |
| Recurrence | 5 (4.8) |
| Disease course | |
| Remission | 76 (72.4) |
| Progression | 13 (12.4) |
| Mortality | 16 (15.2) |
- Citation: Taşkin AK, Akar M, Turgut MS, Bilir B, Karademir E. Preoperative clinical and laboratory factors associated with early complications after low anterior resection: Exploratory analysis of the eosinophil/lymphocyte ratio. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(1): 114570
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i1/114570.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.114570