A Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Infectious Spondylodiscitis of the Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spine in Immunocompromised Patients

Table 3

ESR and CRP levels before and after surgery.

Patient number	ESR (mm/1 hr)				CRP (mg/dL)
	Preop	Postop 1 m	Postop 3 m	Last F/U	Preop	Postop 1 m	Postop 3 m
1	51	67	20	37	6.62	0.38	2.84
2	76	18	21	13	22.16	0.15	0.18
3	115	86	78	72	32.11	2.70	0.60
4	79	41	9	8	4.96	0.45	0.03
5	108	71	25	21	6.33	0.31	0.08
6	123	115	64	36	23.72	1.24	0.55
7	112	93	86	84	1.44	0.18	0.29
8	75	42	14	7	18.19	2.80	0.95
9	53	28	18	28	6.61	1.94	0.75
10	125	85	37	30	0.19	0.07	0.06
11	92	16	2	2	7.45	0.23	0.12
12	108	74	50	9	4.84	0.70	0.11
13	104	12	11	11	16.53	0.25	0.35
Average	93.02	57.53	33.46	27.53	11.63	0.88	0.53
Standard deviation	25.00	33.44	27.51	25.26	9.85	0.98	0.75