Table 3 Blood values, by complications.

From: Risk factors of major complications after flap surgery in the treatment of stage III and IV pressure injury in people with spinal cord injury/disorder: a retrospective cohort study

Blood values

Reference value

Total N = 220 n (%)

No complications N = 178

Major complications N = 42

p value

not pathologic n (%)

pathologic n (%)

not pathologic n (%)

pathologic n (%)

Albumin

32–50 g/l

132 (60)

82 (77)

24 (23)

21 (81)

5 (19)

0.92

Prealbumin

0.18–0.45 g/l

20 (9)

5 (36)

9 (64)

4 (67)

2 (33)

0.87

Total protein

64–83 g/l

122 (55)

64 (65)

34 (35)

18 (75)

6 (25)

0.42

25-OH-vitamin D

≥75 nmol/l

120 (55)

27 (28)

68 (72)

12 (48)

13 (52)

0.19

CRP

<5 mg/l

209 (95)

14 (8)

155 (91)

3 (8)

37 (93)

0.83

Sodium

135–145 mmol/l

218 (99)

129 (73)

47 (27)

30 (71)

12 (29)

0.68

Potassium

3.5–5.1 mmol/l

217 (99)

166 (95)

9 (5)

39 (93)

3 (7)

0.51

Iron

8.8–27 μmol/l

31 (14)

6 (26)

17 (74)

3 (38)

5 (63)

1

Ferritin

15–150 μg/l

108 (49)

43 (50)

43 (50)

13 (60)

9 (41)

0.56

Transferrin

2.2–3.7 g/dl

27 (12)

2 (10)

18 (90)

4 (57)

3 (43)

1

ESR

<20 mm/h

114 (52)

13 (15)

75 (85)

4 (15)

22 (85)

0.82

Creatinine

59–104 μmol/l

204 (93)

43 (26)

122 (74)

13 (33)

26 (67)

0.47

Cystatin C

0.61–0.95 mg/l

192 (87)

60 (39)

93 (61)

8 (21)

31 (79)

0.028

eGFRa

≥90 ml/min

195 (89)

43 (28)

113 (72)

6 (15)

33 (85)

0.16

Glucose

3.6 bis 5.8 mmol/l

152 (69)

53 (45)

66 (55)

20 (61)

13 (39)

0.13

HbA1c

4.8–5.9%

63 (29)

9 (17)

43 (83)

5 (45)

6 (55)

0.033

Hemoglobin

male: 140–170 g/l

female: 120–170 g/l

219 (100)

47 (27)

130 (73)

11 (26)

31 (74)

0.92

Calcium

2.2–2.6 mmol/L

97 (44)

58 (74)

20 (26)

10 (53)

9 (47)

0.048

LDL cholesterol

0.2–4.0 mmol/L

34 (15)

25 (93)

2 (7)

7 (100)

0

.

HDL cholesterol

0.9–2.0 mmol/L

98 (45)

54 (68)

26 (33)

13 (72)

5 (28)

0.95

Total cholesterol

<5.2 mmol/L

102 (46)

67 (82)

15 (18)

16 (80)

4 (20)

0.91

Triglyceride

0.1–2.3 mmol/L

105 (47)

72 (85)

13 (15)

14 (70)

6 (30)

0.25

Vitamin B12

200–1000 ng/L

117 (53)

75 (81)

18 (19)

13 (54)

11(46)

0.0049

Folic acid

5 bis 20 μg//L

115 (52)

48 (52)

45 (48)

14 (63)

8 (36)

0.64

TSH

0.4–4.0 mU/L

113 (51)

77 (87)

12 (13)

23 (96)

1 (4)

0.16

INR

0.9–1.3

197 (90)

135 (84)

25 (16)

31 (84)

6 (16)

0.99

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL cholesterol High density lipoprotein cholesterol, INR International normalized ratio, LDL cholesterol low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone.
  2. aeGFR according to CKD-EPI formula.
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