The Change of Laboratory Tests Could Be Predictive Factors for Infection after McKeown Esophagogastrectomy

Table 3

Difference in the change laboratory test results between the infection and noninfection group (POD1 minus Pre-McKeown esophagogastrectomy).

	Infection group	Noninfection group	T value	value
WBC (×10^9/L)	5.59 ± 4.75	4.47 ± 4.14	−1.987	0.048
Neutrophils (×10^9/L)	7.00 ± 4.63	5.83 ± 3.69	−2.276	0.023
HB (g/L)	−11.55 ± 17.01	−15.29 ± 16.21	−1.735	0.084
Serum ALB (g/L)	−12.83 ± 3.45	−10.69 ± 3.86	4.295	<0.001
ALT (IU/L)	19.18 ± 26.88	15.57 ± 58.71	−0.509	0.611
AST (IU/L)	29.72 ± 29.96	25.38 ± 64.76	−0.554	0.580
BUN (mmol/L)	2.06 ± 2.28	1.88 ± 2.77	−0.514	0.702
CRE (μmol/L)	0.17 ± 19.94	−4.02 ± 15.40	−1.996	0.047
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.03 ± 3.97	3.78 ± 3.18	−4.525	<0.001
CRP (mg/L)	76.97 ± 38.48	81.21 ± 32.93	0.968	0.333
Lactic acid (mmol/L)	0.34 ± 1.32	0.18 ± 1.21	−1.007	0.314

Statistically significant at . WBC, white blood cell; HB, hemoglobin; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALB, serum albumin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CRE, creatinine; CRP, C-reactive protein.