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Table 2 Haematological changes following SWL (n = 12)

From: Shock wave lithotripsy, for the treatment of kidney stones, results in changes to routine blood tests and novel biomarkers: a prospective clinical pilot-study

 

Baseline

30 min

120 min

240 min

Reference range

p value

Statistical test

White blood cells (× 109/L)

5.7 (± 4.3/10.10)

7.15 (± 5.2/11.4)*

5.8 (± 5.10/14.2)

8.0 (± 3.9

5.5/14.50)*

4.0–11.0

0.009

Friedman

Neutrophils (× 109/L)

3.6 (± 2.4/7.4)

4.05 (± 2.9/8.60)

3.8 (± 2.90/11.90)

5.2 (± 3.4/11.2)*

1.7–7.5

0.017

Friedman

Lymphocytes (× 109/L)

1.6(± 1.3/3.6)

1.85 (± 1.3/3.1)

1.50 (± 1.0/2.2)

2.0 ± (1.0/3.0)

1.0–4.5

0.063

Friedman

Eosinophil (× 109/L)

0.1 (± 0.05/0.4)

0.1 (± 0.02/0.5)

0.1 (± 0.03/0.2)

0.1 (± 0.03/0.3)

0.0–0.4

0.101

Friedman

Basophils (× 109/L)

0.025 (± 0.01/0.6)

0.025 ± (0.01/0.6)

0.02 (± 0.01/0.03)

0.02 (± 0.01/0.07)

0.0–0.1

0.041

Friedman

Monocytes (× 109/L)

0.5 (± 0.3/0.6)

0.5 (± 0.4/0.8)

0.4 (± 0.3/0.8)

0.8 (± 0.5/1.0)*

0.2–0.8

0.003

Friedman

Haemoglobin (g/L)

124.5 (± 123/152)

117.5 (± 120/151)*

124 (± 120/141)*

120 ± (117/141)*

M: 130–180

F: 115–165

0.002

Friedman

Red blood cells (× 109/L)

4.84 (± 4.3/5.51)

4.74 (± 4.06/5.27)*

4.62 (± 4.12/4.90)*

4.74 (± 4.23/5.17)*

M: 4.5–6.0

F: 3.8–5.5

0.001

Friedman

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg)

28.83 (± 25.4/31.7)

29.1 (± 26.6/32.4)*

29.4 (± 28.7/32.4)*

29.4 (± 27.7/32.1)

27.0–32.0

0.047

Friedman

Mean cell volume (fl)

87.3 (± 32.0/106.6)

87.9 (± 32.2/106.2)

88.7 (± 79.6/106.4)

88.7 (± 81.0/105.8)

80.0–100.0

0.404

Friedman

Packed cell volume (L/L)

0.42 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.03

M: 0.4–0.52

F: 0.37–0.47

0.002

ANOVA

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (%)

34.02 ± 1.65

33.95 ± 1.23

34.27 ± 1.12

33.68 ± 0.83

32–36

0.179

ANOVA

  1. Statistical significance following post hoc analysis is represented when *p ≤ 0.05. (M, male; F, female)