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. 2021 Mar 24;406(4):1155–1163. doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02115-x

Table 3.

Schows sensitivity and specificity of postoperative hemoglobin drop with regards to bleeding complications, as well as hyperbilirubinemia as a predictor of CDL or CBD occlusion (surgical and / or stones)

Sensitivity and specificity of postoperative blood tests POD 1
Bleeding No Bleeding

Hemoglobin drop

 >  = 3 mg/dl

3 36 Positive predictive value 7.7%

Hemoglobin drop

 < 3 mg/dl

5 1469 Negative predictive value 99.6%
Sensitivity 37.5% Specificity 97.6% total n = 1513
Choledocholithiasis No Choledocholithiasis
Abnormal bilirubin POD1 9 342 Positive predictive value 2.6%
Normal bilirubin POD 1 4 1140 Negative predictive value 99.7%
Sensitivity 69.2% Specificity 76.9% total n = 1495
CBD occlusion No CBD occlusion
Abnormal bilirubin POD1 10 341 Positive predictive value 2.8%
Normal bilirubin POD 1 5 1139 Negative predictive value 99.6%
Sensitivity 66.6% Specificity 77.0% total n = 1495