Table 2.

White blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and axillary temperature of the patients before and after PC

	Before PC	24 h after PC	72 h after PC
WBC × 103/μL	13.7 ± 1.3	13 ± 1	8.3 ± 1.2
CRP mg/L	51.2 ± 18.5	27.3 ± 10.4	5.4 ± 1.5
Body temp. (°C)	38 ± 0.35	37.3 ± 0.32	36.9 ± 0.15
		P < 0.05	P < 0.0001