Research Article

Calprotectin and Calgranulin C as Biomarkers of Pancreatic Tumors: Baseline Levels and Level Changes after Surgery

Table 3

The comparisons of the level of AMS in the pancreatic drainage fluid; the levels of calprotectin, calgranulin C, and CRP in the serum; and the WBC count in patients with POPF grades A, B, and C and those with uncomplicated postoperative courses.

0ABC

Calprotectin (ng/mL)
Day 02731 (1705-4781)2681 (2289-3017)3714 (2284-4550)2274 (1597-3558)
Day 16233 (4354-8586)6540 (5617-7630)11065 (6808-12425)8253 (5336-10856)
Day 37337 (4940-11306)12649 (7549-19181)18983 (15364-22685)12087 (8930-15833)
Day 58118 (5671-11794)11569 (9442-20617)19898 (13254-23208)14496 (11787-15597)
Day 79309 (5148-12605)12735 (10835-21866)21358 (14284-24551)16643 (12150-19353)

Calgranulin C (ng/mL)
Day 042.5 (19.7-60.6)50.8 (38.8-54.1)60.4 (24.7-96.6)34.3 (25.2-48.2)
Day 1118.6 (76.8-165.1)108.8 (97.0-146.2)202.9 (155.5-242.7)112.1 (97.9-155.7)
Day 3154.6 (93.4-235.1)254.7 (158.7-402.2)447.3 (330.8-542.6)279.8 (229.4-334.9)
Day 5195.0 (114.5-259.7)266.9 (144.2-453.8)419.2 (294.9-647.5)308.8 (214.3-379.3)
Day 7191.1 (111.0-276.0)262.6 (204.1-450.3)448.8 (301.1-581.0)343.8 (275.0-359.0)

WBC (109 cells/L)
Day 07.5 (5.9-9)6.2 (5.4-7.7)8.0 (6.8-9.1)7.0 (6.6-7.9)
Day 113.0 (11.6-15.5)16.8 (12.6-18.1)12.2 (10.6-19.2)11.9 (11.5-13.2)
Day 310.2 (8.0-12.9)13.4 (12.4-14.5)15.1 (12.8-21.4)10.5 (8.3-12.5)
Day 510.0 (7.6-11.3)11.8 (10.1-14.0)11.5 (10.4-15.6)9.3 (7.3-11.1)
Day 710.8 (8.6-12.5)13.2 (11.2-16.7)13.6 (11.7-16.9)11.1 (9.3-12.9)

CRP (mg/L)
Day 03.9 (2.0-11.5)1.0 (0.9-6.3)3.9 (1.8-5.0)4.0 (2.0-6.5)
Day 1109.6 (72.1-129.2)95.0 (87.4-102.0)122.2 (104.6-143.8)129.7 (102.0-154.1)
Day 3138.9 (88.7-171.5)118.0 (70.9-213.1)255.5 (190.1-287.7)221.9 (160.8-249.6)
Day 552.5 (38.2-86.5)75.3 (47.8-122.0)138.6 (86.7-193.2)114.8 (89.5-190.0)
Day 740.0 (26.6-71.0)54.3 (31.4-77.6)81.9 (52.4-126.1)101.9 (79.7-144.0)

AMS (μkat/L)
Day 0N.d.N.d.N.d.N.d.
Day 12.3 (0.7-18.8)18.4 (7.1-53.1)48.3 (19.9-169.0)102.3 (39.8-186.5)
Day 30.8 (0.2-1.9)9.3 (3.6-24.0)12.0 (4.7-33.6)3.1 (1.6-19.5)
Day 50.3 (0.1-0.6)1.1 (0.8-2.7)9.0 (2.6-26.9)0.9 (0.3-61.4)
Day 70.3 (0.1-0.7)5.2 (1.6-67.9)14.8 (9.9-40.1)13.5 (9.5-57.7)

WBC: white blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein; AMS: amylase; 0: uncomplicated postoperative course; A, B, C: grades of postoperative pancreatic fistulas; N.d.: not determined; and .