Table 2.

Post-operative changes in C-reactive protein levels

Time interval	CRP levels (mg/dl)				Difference from pre-op	Significance of difference*
	Min	Max	Mean	SD		t-value	P-value
Pre-operative	0.3	2.2	1.66	0.53	–	–	–
Post-operative	0.6	2.6	1.96	0.56	0.30 ± 0.13	11.33	0.001, HS
After 24 h	0.8	3.2	2.30	0.58	0.64 ± 0.26	12.34	0.001, HS
7th day	0.4	2.6	1.58	0.52	(−) 0.08 ± 0.29	1.51	0.14, NS

* Paired t-test

(−) Sign indicates decrease in C-reactive protein levels