Optimal timing of cholecystectomy after percutaneous gallbladder drainage for severe cholecystitis

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 3 Comparison of laboratory data on admission according to the difficulty of cholecystitis

Variable	Group A	Group B	P Value
Variable	(n = 35)	(n = 32)	P Value
White blood cells, 10³/μL	13.0 ± 0.99	14.6 ± 1.04	0.275
Hemoglobin, g/dL	13.2 ± 0.38	13.6 ± 0.40	0.474
Platelets, 10³/μL	181 ± 14.0	197 ± 14.6	0.429
CRP, mg/dL	13.2 ± 1.85	10.4 ± 1.93	0.284
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	1.6 ± 0.34	2.5 ± 0.35	0.053
AST, IU/L	76.3 ± 38.6	196 ± 40.4	0.036
ALT, IU/L	82.7 ± 24.4	121 ± 25.6	0.283
ALP, IU/L	327 ± 38.8	439 ± 40.6	0.052
γ-GTP, IU/L	95.3 ± 36.6	240 ± 38.3	0.008

CRP C-reactive protein, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, γ-GTP Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SEM

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