The Role of C-Reactive Protein in the Early Prediction of Serious Pancreatic Fistula Development after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 6

Association of CRP values and their changes according to the postoperative days with mortality.

Parameter	Overall	Patients without mortality	Patients with mortality
N (%)	117	108 (92.3)	9 (7.7)
CRP POD1	10.3 ± 7.2	10.2 ± 7.3	11.0 ± 6.3	0.559
CRP POD3	18.3 ± 10.0	17.6 ± 9.7	26.9 ± 10.8	0.018
CRP POD5	12.5 ± 9.6	11.5 ± 8.8	24.6 ± 11.2	0.002
Δ POD3-POD1	8.1 ± 11.4	7.5 ± 11	15.9 ± 14.3	0.067
Δ POD5-POD1	2.2 ± 11.9	1.3 ± 11.1	13.6 ± 15.6	0.020
Δ POD5-POD3	−5.9 ± 8.2	−6.2 ± 7.2	−2.3 ± 16.1	0.215