Association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and length of stay in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Pediatr. 2025 Aug 30;25(1):668. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06043-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has demonstrated diagnostic utility in appendicitis, its predictive value for postoperative …