Table 3 Comparison of laboratory results of patients with fever and without fever after bronchoscopy
|  | All (n = 314) | Fever (n = 44) | No fever (n = 270) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male gender, n (%) | 200 (63.7) | 30 (68.2) | 170 (62.5) | n.s. |
Age at bronchoscopy, median (interquartile range) | 64 (55–72) | 64 (53–73) | 64 (56–72) | n.s. |
Laboratory findings before bronchoscopya, mean (SD) | ||||
 C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 2.58 (4.58) | 5.04 (6.21) | 2.18 (4.12) | n.s. |
 Absolute neutrophil count (G/L) | 5.83 (2.63) | 6.32 (3.66) | 5.75 (2.42) | n.s. |
 Absolute lymphocyte count (G/L) | 1.61 (0.71) | 1.47 (0.59) | 1.63 (0.72) | n.s. |
 Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 0.11 (0.37) | 0.26 (0.21) | 0.08 (0.22) | n.s. |
Laboratory findings after bronchoscopyb, mean (SD) | ||||
 C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 4.12 (5.06) | 11.03 (7.34) | 3.06 (3.56) | <0.001 |
 Absolute neutrophil count (G/L) | 6.85 (3.21) | 9.21 (4.41) | 6.51 (2.84) | 0.001 |
 Absolute lymphocyte count (G/L) | 1.72 (0.73) | 1.46 (0.50) | 1.76 (0.75) | n.s. |
 Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 0.19 (0.73) | 0.78 (1.79) | 0.11 (0.28) | 0.029 |
Change of C-reactive protein (mg/dL), mean (SD) | +1.54 (3.39) | +5.82 (4.79) | +0.88 (2.54) | <0.001 |
Change of Procalcitonin (ng/mL), mean (SD) | +0.08 (0.38) | +0.47 (0.86) | +0.03 (0.23) | 0.002 |
Change of neutrophil count (G/L), mean (SD) | +1.02 (3.17) | +2.88 (4.88) | +0.72 (2.68) | 0.006 |
Change of lymphocyte count (G/L), mean (SD) | +0.10 (0.49) | −0.01 (0.33) | +0.12 (0.52) | n.s. |
Elevated procalcitonin (≥0,5 ng/mL), n (%) | 16 (5.1) | 13 (29.5) | 3 (0.1) | <0.001†|