Table 2: Laboratory characteristics of elderly patients with PEG site wound infections.
| N = 30 | % | |
Hemoglobin level Normal hemoglobin levels Anemia |
8 22 |
27% 73% |
White blood cell count Leukocytosis Normal WBC count Leukopenia |
11 18 1 |
37% 60% 3% |
Albumin level (n = 25) Normal albumin levels Hypoalbuminemia |
4 21 |
16% 84% |
Renal function eGFR > 60 ml/min eGFR 16-59 ml/min eGFR < 15 ml/min or on HD |
8 17 5 |
27% 56% 17% |