Table 1.
C-reactive protein/interleukin/procalcitonin and white blood cell count before and after surgery in both groups
Items
|
Groups
|
Before surgery
|
2 d after surgery
|
5 d after surgery
|
WBC (× 109/L) | Control group | 13.09 ± 2.98 | 10.44 ± 2.17 | 7.82 ± 1.98 |
Probiotics group | 12.72 ± 2.87 | 9.41 ± 2.19 | 7.69 ± 1.95 | |
CRP (mg/L) | Control group | 32.83 ± 56.11 | 102.07 ± 73.49 | 33.03 ± 28.56 |
Probiotics group | 30.89 ± 33.52 | 31.49 ± 26.57a | 13.46 ± 10.49a | |
IL (pg/mL) | Control group | 24.73 ± 12.73 | 36.55 ± 45.58 | 9.32 ± 7.64 |
Probiotics group | 30.31 ± 20.29 | 16.85 ± 18.2a | 8.71 ± 5.72 | |
PCT (ng/mL) | Control group | 0.143 ± 0.2 | 0.895 ± 1.2 | 0.521 ± 1.19 |
Probiotics group | 0.216 ± 0.29 | 0.155 ± 0.26a | 0.051 ± 0.07a |
P < 0.05 in the comparison between the two groups.
CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: White blood cell count; IL: Interleukin; PCT: Procalcitonin.