Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of presepsin, CRP, WBCs, and Neuts for postoperative infectious complications on PODs 3, 5, and 7.

From: The usefulness of presepsin in the diagnosis of postoperative infectious complications after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a prospective cohort study

POD 1

Cut-off value

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Presepsin

170

94.4

54.6

94.4

45.5

CRP

7.68

55.5

72.3

55.5

72.2

WBCs

9630

61.1

67.8

61.1

67.7

Neuts

8093

55.5

70.0

55.5

70.0

POD 3

Presepsin

298

83.3

83.3

83.3

83.3

CRP

12.4

94.4

67.8

94

67.7

WBCs

8280

83.3

57.8

83.3

57.7

Neuts

6577

66.6

63.3

66.6

63.3

POD 5

Presepsin

278

83.3

82.2

83.3

82.2

CRP

7.34

91.6

77.8

91.6

77.7

WBCs

6190

91.6

51.1

91.6

51.1

Neuts

4537

83.3

62.2

83.3

62.2

POD 7

Presepsin

300

83.3

82

83.3

81.1

CRP

2.8

83.3

54

83.3

44.4

WBCs

7680

83.3

73.1

83.3

72

Neuts

5653

83.3

76.4

83.3

75.5

  1. POD, postoperative day; CRP, C-reactive protein; WBCs, white blood cells; Neuts, neutrophils; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.