Table 4.

Sequential depiction of laboratory values at admission and at discharge.

Laboratory values	Mean (range)	Standard deviation	95% confidence level
WBC at admission/cu mm	15,042 (7,800-27,663)	4,211	1,196
WBC at discharge/cu mm	9,006 (5,505-13,431)	1,683	478
ESR at admission (mm/hour)	68.5 (23-121)	21.4	6.1
ESR at discharge (mm/hour)	37 (21-67)	11.2	3.2
CRP at admission	78.6 (22-127)	23.1	6.5
CRP at discharge	18.3 (10-31)	5.2	1.4

CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC, white blood cell count.