Early decrease in postoperative serum albumin predicts severe complications in patients with colorectal cancer after curative laparoscopic surgery

Table 2 Laboratory tests in CRC patients with severe complications or not

Laboratory tests	Postoperative severe complications		p value
Laboratory tests	No (n = 155)	Yes (n = 38)	p value
Preoperative Hb	117.5 ± 7.5	116.4 ± 8.4	0.43
Preoperative Alb	39.2 ± 4.6	37.8 ± 5.1	0.10
Preoperative Hct	0.42 ± 0.07	0.43 ± 0.05	0.41
Preoperative CRP	10.8 ± 3.5	11.1 ± 2.7	0.62
∆Hb (%)	14.1 ± 4.2	15.7 ± 3.9	0.034*
∆Alb (%)	13.3 ± 2.9	19.0 ± 3.5	< 0.001*
∆Hct (%)	− 10.2 ± 12.4	− 11.4 ± 13.6	0.60
Peak CRP within POD3	89.4 ± 6.8	104.4 ± 9.1	0.005*

CRC colorectal cancer, Hb hemoglobin, Alb albumin, Hct hematocrit, CRP C-reactive protein, POD postoperative day. p values were calculated by Mann–Whitney U or t test. *p value < 0.05

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