Table 5.

ROC curve analysis for POD 2 and POD 3 to assess cut-off values for CRP as a predictor for major complications

					95% CI1
	CRP cut-off (mg/L)	Sensitivity	Specificity	AUC2	Lower bound	Upper bound
POD 2	170	0.68	0.62	0.71	0.65	0.77
POD 3	152	0.69	0.74	0.74	0.69	0.81

CRP C-reactive protein, POD postoperative day

¹CI confidence interval

²AUC area under the curve