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This single-center, retrospective observational study aimed to compare the prognostic value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), and thrombocyte-lymphocyte ratio (TLR) in predicting outcomes of ToF primary repair. Between January 2020 and December 2022, 501 patients underwent ToF primary repair. Our findings revealed low postoperative reoperation (6.5%) and 30-day mortality (4.7%) rates, but prolonged LOS (92.2%) and a high complication rate (84%), with grade IVa (27.9%) and grade I (26.4%) complications being the most common. 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