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.