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Table 2 Comparison of daily levels in patients with and without infection

From: Interleukin-6 on postoperative day three as an early predictor of infections following laparoscopic gastric cancer resection

Date

Without Infection

(n = 185)

With Infection

(n = 21)

P Value

PRE

WBC (G/L)

5.15 ± 1.15

5.68 ± 2.13

0.279

RBC (G/L)

4.00 ± 0.99

3.77 ± 0.61

0.317

PLT (G/L)

203.59 ± 68.48

205.90 ± 66.34

0.883

HB (g/L)

119.50 ± 21.30

114.19 ± 22.81

0.284

NEUT (G/L)

2.95 ± 1.24

3.51 ± 1.77

0.174

LY (G/L)

1.57 ± 0.60

1.51 ± 0.46

0.698

Alb (g/L)

38.00 ± 4.34

36.97 ± 3.42

0.291

D-D (mg/L)

0.25 ± 0.07

0.23 ± 0.06

0.411

CRP (mg/L)

3.70 ± 1.91

3.75 ± 1.47

0.917

PCT (ng/mL)

0.13 ± 0.03

0.13 ± 0.01

0.959

IL-6 (pg/mL)

5.78 ± 4.60

6.43 ± 4.57

0.539

POD 3

WBC (G/L)

9.29 ± 3.17

12.23 ± 5.26

0.020

CRP (mg/L)

113.18 ± 48.39

170.96 ± 68.43

< 0.001

PCT (ng/mL)

1.42 ± 0.52

2.58 ± 1.41

0.001

IL-6 (pg/mL)

58.41 ± 56.84

211.23 ± 164.63

< 0.001

POD 5

WBC (G/L)

6.84 ± 2.30

8.93 ± 3.40

0.012

CRP (mg/L)

61.61 ± 37.46

103.78 ± 52.04

0.002

PCT (ng/mL)

0.46 ± 0.41

1.13 ± 0.90

0.003

IL-6 (pg/mL)

27.21 ± 23.00

96.43 ± 72.09

< 0.001

  1. PRE = preoperative, POD = Postoperative day, WBC = white blood cell, RBC = red blood cell, PLT = blood platelet, HB = hemoglobin, NEUT = neutrophil, LY = lymphocyte; Alb = albumin; D-D = D-dimer; CRP = C-reactive protein; PCT = procalcitonin; IL-6 = interleukin-6
  2. Bold values indicate statistical significance at a P < 0.05