Significance of preoperative C-reactive protein as a parameter of the perioperative course and long-term prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus

Table 2 Perioperative course

Parameter	CRP < 5.0 mg/dL	CRP ≥ 5.0 mg/dL	P-value
	(n = 127)	(n = 164)
Blood transfusion (n)
(n = 276)	0 (0-22)	1.5 (0-38)	0.006
ICU stay (d)
(n = 276)	9.5 (2-107)	11 (1-115)	0.094
Internal complications (n = 288)
	34 (27%)	74 (45%)	0.002
Surgical complications (n = 280)	46 (36%)	66 (41%)	0.469
-anastomotic leakage	22 (18%)	34 (21%)	0.549
-transplant necrosis	3 (3%)	7 (4%)	0.522
-mediastinitis	2 (2%)	3 (2%)	0.999
30-d-mortality
(n = 286)	9 (7%)	12 (7%)	0.999
Hospital mortality
(n = 280)	14 (11%)	21 (13%)	0.719