(a) Course of TB, (b) CRP and (c) WBC in each group [left column, C group (open-heart surgery); right column, E group (oesophagectomy)] after operation. Open triangles show each parameter in the C group patients without hyperbilirubinaemia (HYB), and closed triangles show each parameter in the C group patients with hyperbilirubinaemia. Open squares show each parameter in the E group patients without hyperbilirubinaemia, and closed squares show each parameter in the E group patients with hyperbilirubinaemia. *P<0.05, versus HYB.