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Table 2 Associations between preoperative laboratory factors and postoperative infectious complications

From: Neutrophil priming as a risk factor for surgical site infection in patients with colon cancer treated by laparoscopic surgery

Blood factors (Preoperative)

SSI (−)

SSI (+)

p-Value

AL (−)

AL (+)

p-Value

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Neutrophil counts (/uL)

3501 (1499)

4373 (2020)

<0.05

3534 (1477)

6471 (3406)

<0.01

Lymphocyte counts (/uL)

1620 (553)

1582 (529)

NS

1620 (550)

1410 (546)

NS

CRP (mg/dL)

0.19 (0.40)

0.17 (0.24)

NS

0.19 (0.39)

0.07 (0.05)

NS

Alb (g/dL)

4.2 (0.40)

4.1 (0.32)

NS

4.2 (0.39)

4.2 (0.30)

NS

CEA (ng/mL)

5.9 (7.2)

8.2 (11.5)

NS

5.9 (7.3)

22.9 (19.8)

NS

CA19–9 (U/mL)

18.4 (15.1)

24.6 (24.9)

NS

19.1 (16.6)

19.0 (7.0)

NS

  1. AL Anastomotic leakage, Alb Albumin, CA19–9 Carbohydrate antigen 19–9, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen, CRP C-reactive protein, NS Not significant, SD Standard deviation, SSI Surgical site infection