Table 7.
Comparative literature on perioperative serology testing for prosthetic joint infection
Authors | Initial CRP (mg/L) (before stage 1) | Initial ESR (mm/h) (before stage 1) | Initial WBC count (before stage 1) | Initial % PMNs in joint fluid (before stage 1) | CRP (mg/L) between stage 1 and 2 | ESR (mm/h) between stage 1 and 1 | WBC count between stage 1 and 2 | % PMNs between stage 1 and 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin et al. [1] | 110 | 85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Della Valle et al. [3] | 123 | 79.6 | 56,573 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ghanem et al. [6] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.13 | 49 | N/A | N/A |
Schinsksy et al. [14] | 52.4 | 55.4 | 61,336 | 86.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kusuma et al. [current study] | 36.8 | 59.9 | 57,974 | 90.2 | 6.1 | 37.4 | 1864.5 | 58.3 |