Table 2.

Alterations of median C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin (ALB) levels at the consecutive time points

		Preop.	p	2 days postop.	p	3 days postop.	p	5 days postop.	p	7 days postop.
CRP [mg/l]	median	4.67	0.0000	110.5	0.002	76.6	0.0000	28.3	0.0000	13.8
	range	0.16–81.8		24.5–473.0		17.5–203.0		6.1–97.7		2.1–119.0
ALB [g/l]	median	37.6	0.0000	28.3	NS	27.9	0.0000	30.6	NS	30.7
	range	21.6–45.2		22.7–35.6		22.4–39.4		24.2–39.5		24.0–38.3