Table 2 Distribution of CRP, PCT, and WBC among patients with and without anastomotic leakage at different time points (n = 205)

 Preoperative

3.8 (1.8)

3.69 (2.09)

0.701

 POD 1

19.80 (8.25)

19.91 (8.16)

0.891

 POD 2

44.96 (28.45)

66.03 (24.77)

0.002^*

 POD 3

56.40 (45.02)

111.13 (51.00)

< 0.001^*

 POD 4

61.02 (56.90)

142.14 (81.60)

< 0.001^*

 POD 5

58.61 (65.57)

150.90 (120.17)

0.006^*

 Preoperative

0.57 (0.34)

0.61 (0.30)

0.478

 POD 1

0.84 (0.45)

1.28 (0.55)

< 0.001^*

 POD 2

1.32 (0.58)

2.22 (1.15)

< 0.001^*

 POD 3

1.68 (0.92)

3.39 (1.49)

< 0.001^*

 POD 4

1.99 (0.95)

4.75 (2.21)

< 0.001^*

 POD 5

2.21 (1.08)

6.31 (2.65)

< 0.001^*

 Preoperative

6.41 (1.60)

5.85 (0.88)

0.187

 POD 1

6.96 (1.44)

6.98 (0.84)

0.983

 POD 3

7.99 (1.57)

8.79 (1.13)

0.014^*

 POD 5

8.34 (3.34)

10.01 (1.51)

< 0.001^*