Table 1 Postoperative infectious complications and CRP response
Characteristic | No. of Patients (N = 100) | Pattern of CRP response (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Early decrease | Delayed decrease | Second rise | ||
(N = 61) | (N = 31) | (N = 8) | ||
Infectious complications | 21 | 4 (6.6) | 11 (35.5) | 6 (75.0) |
SSI | 13 | 4 (6.6) | 9 (29.0) | – |
 Early onset | 6 | – | 6 (19.4) | – |
 Late onset | 7 | 4 (6.6) | 3 (9.7) | – |
Non-wound infections | 9 | – | 3 (9.7) | 6 (75.0) |
 Pneumonia | 6 | – | 2 (6.5) | 4 (50.0) |
 CRBSI | 2 | – | 1 (3.7) | 1 (12.5) |
 Unknown cause | 1 | – | – | 1 (12.5) |