The patients who did not achieve infection eradication were noted to have a significantly higher preoperative CRP (197.9 ± 120.2 vs. 142.2 ± 98.1 years, p = 0.016) and trend towards a higher ESR (70.5 ± 35.8 vs. 56.0 ± 35.5 years, p = 0.067) but similar albumin levels (p = 0.542) (Table 2). Here, ALB is linked to infection.