Early Enteral Nutrition Adequacy Mitigates the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Improving Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

摘要

BackgroundNeutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a measure of host inflammatory response; a higher NLR is associated with worse clinical outcomes. Enteral nutrition (EN) may mitigate inflammation through interaction with gut-associated lymphoid tissue. We hypothesized that early EN adequacy in critically ill surgical patients is associated with lower NLR and better clinical outcomes.