Table 2.
CRP and WBC values in patients in which treatment was successful or failed.
| Successful treatment group (n = 36) | Treatment failure group (n = 16) | p-value | |
| CRP before surgery | 149.0 (111.2-187.7) | 145.0 (92.1-230.4) | 0.835 |
| CRP on POD 2 | 134.0 (86.9-172.0) | 131.9 (96.4-163.7) | 0.781 |
| CRP on POD 7 | 116.0 (82.0-154.0) | 116.0 (73.2-171.5) | 0.843 |
| WBC before surgery | 11.87(7.53-16.52) | 12.02 (8.84-16.08) | 0.905 |
| WBC on POD 2 | 11.98 (10.01-16.81) | 13.73 (6.51-17.30) | 0.736 |
| WBC on POD 7 | 9.65 (6.89-11.68) | 9.66 (7.23-14.30) | 0.912 |
CRP: C-reactive protein (mg/L); WBC: white blood cell count (x 1,000/mm3); POD: postoperative day.
Values are expressed as the median (interquartile range: 25-75).