3.6 Post-operative inflammatory parameters
Of the 33 patients, 18 (55 %) (7 from the SCG and 11 from the MCG) had
blood tests performed between the operation day and their discharge day.
Twelve of these tests (66%) were performed due to persistent high
fever.
Four (57.1%) out of the seven patients from the SCG had leukocytosis
(>15,000 cells/mm3) compared with 10
(90.9%) of the 11 patients from the MCG (P = 0.09). Of the 18 patients
that had blood tests post-operatively, all had elevated CRP levels. The
mean CRP levels in the SCG were 62.4 ± 46.3 (mg/dl) and 77.57 ± 52.1
(mg/dl) in the MCG.