J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 2, June 2009, pages 90-94

The Pattern of Procalcitonin in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and its Implication in Periprosthetic Infection

Figure

Figure 1. Concentrations of PCT.

Tables

**Table 1.** Descriptive statistics of the average values for the parameters over the 3 post-operative days
Variable	Mean	St Dev	Minimum	Q1	Median	Q3	Maximum
AVE PCT	0.5096	1.117	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
AVE CRP	87.28	61.02	10	39	83	121	292
AVE ESR	51.36	31.37	4	25.5	48	77	125
AVE WCC	9.672	2.579	4.6	7.75	9.5	11.1	18.3

**Table 2.** Descriptive statistics for each parameter on all days
Variable	Mean	St Dev	Minimum	Q1	Median	Q3	Maximum
Day 0 PCT	0.3797	0.6119	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	5
Day 1 PCT	0.4051	0.3496	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	2
Day 3 PCT	0.798	1.877	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	10
Day 5 PCT	0.3254	0.1027	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	1
Day 0 CRP	11.78	9.64	2	10	10	10	62
Day 1 CRP	75.32	47.22	12	38	66	98	189
Day 3 CRP	129.02	62.44	10	91	120	162	292
Day 5 CRP	57.49	48.47	10	20	46	91	280
Day 0 ESR	20.76	17.33	4	7	14	26	77
Day 1 ESR	31.42	25.59	4	13	25	42	121
Day 3 ESR	62.56	30.48	4	41	59	88	125
Day 5 ESR	60.1	28.16	4	42	52	82	122
Day 0 WCC	7.731	2.329	3.4	6.1	7.8	9	17.5
Day 1 WCC	10.261	2.842	5	8.3	10	11.8	18.3
Day 3 WCC	9.922	2.229	5.7	7.9	9.8	10.9	18.3
Day 5 WCC	8.834	2.451	4.6	7	8.8	10.2	16.3