Table 5.

Mean values of key laboratory tests

	Pre-operative	Immediately post-op	Day 1 post-op	Day 3 post-op
Albumin (g/L)	44.2	22.7*	23.6*	28.2*
Creatinine (μmol/L)	88.3	82.5*	77.9*	68.6*
INR	1.10	1.34*	1.47*	1.24*
aPTT (secs)	29.6	31.0*	35.5*	33.2*
Platelets (x109/L)	306	238*	233*	219*
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	13.2	11.8*	10.7*	10.4*

(*) p < 0.05