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Table 4 Biochemistry

From: Taurolidine reduces the tumor stimulating cytokine interleukin-1beta in patients with resectable gastrointestinal cancer: a multicentre prospective randomized trial

 

Preop

Postop day 1

Day 2

Day 4

Day 7

Blood parameters

TRD

C

TRD

C

TRD

C

TRD

C

TRD

C

Leukocytes (/μl)

7.2 (2.4)

6.6 (2.6)

10.4 (3.2)

10.9 (4.1)

10.9 (3.7)

11.2 (3.2)

8.2 (2.6)

8.5 (3.3)

9.7 (3.3)

10.2 (5.0)

HLA-DR4 (monocyte expression)

32.3

31.5

38.1

30.5

46.1

28.6

37.5

34.9

49.1

51.2

CRP (mg/dl)

1.5 (3.0)

1.0 (2.1)

8.4 (3.9)

8.5 (3.7)

13.2 (6.8)

13.6 (5.5)

10.0 (8.2)

9.5 (6.4)

8.3 (7.7)

7.2 (6.8)

  1. Values are given as mean (SD), t-test or median* (range) in pg/ml, Mann-Whitney-U-test; statistical significance is shown in bold letters