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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of WBCC and CRP for anastomotic leakage after transthoracic esophageal resection

From: Prognostic value of inflammatory markers for detecting anastomotic leakage after esophageal resection

WBCC

POD

AUC

Cut-off [/nl]

Sensitivity

Specificity

NPV

PPV

Accuracy

p value

 

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.984

 

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.337

 

2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.121

 

3

0.65

11

44%

76%

82.1%

35.1%

0.71

0.005*

 

4

0.67

8

64%

58%

84.6%

31.3%

0.62

0.0005*

 

5

0.55

8

65%

53%

83.5%

28.9%

0.58

0.021*

 

6

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.075

 

7

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.246

CRP

POD

AUC

Cut-off [mg/l]

Sensitivity

Specificity

NPV

PPV

Accuracy

p value

 

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.529

 

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.363

 

2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.075

 

3

0.6

150

72%

44%

84.3%

27.6%

0.52

0.014*

 

4

0.65

145

68%

63%

86.9%

35.1%

0.91

0.0001*

 

5

0.6

155

46%

71%

81.6%

31.7%

0.69

0.0001*

 

6

0.53

120

64%

50%

82.4%

27.4%

0.57

0.0004*

 

7

0.52

140

57%

51%

80%

25.5%

0.58

0.002*

  1. WBCC: white blood cell count; CRP: C-reactive protein; NUn: Noble and Underwood; POD: postoperative day; AUC: Area under the curve; NPV: negative predictive value; PPV: positive predictive value; n/a: not available
  2. * p ≤ 0.05