'a' represents a cascading process to identify the most significant index. Variables entered in step 1 include: Preop PIV, PAN1st, PAN3rd, Preop SII, SII1st, SII3rd, Preop NLR, NLR1st, NLR3rd, Preop MLR, MLR1st, MLR3rd, and Delay to surgery. The last step, denoted as 'a', reveals the most significant index.
PIVPreop: Preoperative pan immune-inflammation value; PIV1st: Pan immune-inflammation value postoperative 1st day; PIV3rd: Pan immune-inflammation value postoperative 3rd day; SIIPreop: Preoperative systemic immune-inflammation index; SII1st: Systemic immune-inflammation index postoperative 1st day; SII3rd: Systemic immune-inflammation index postoperative 3rd day; NLRPreop: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio preoperative; NLR1st: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio postoperative 1st day; NLR3rd: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio postoperative 3rd day.