Table 3.

Comparison of change of inflammatory cytokines between both groups at different time points (ng/ml, x̅ ± s)

Group	Cases (n)	Before operation	Day 1 Postop.	Day 7 Postop.
Autologous transfusion	65	1.18 ± 0.24	1.32 ± 0.18*	1.51 ± 0.20*
Allogeneic transfusion	65	1.18 ± 0.21	1.20 ± 0.18	1.19 ± 0.17
t		0.098	3.683	16.257
P		> 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.05

Footnote: Postop: post operation;

^*compared with before operation, t = 5.128, 18.963, P < 0.05.