Table 1.

Hemoglobin values of the groups. p > 0.05 for all days.

	Hb preoperative (mmol/dL)	Hb postoperative day-1 (mmol/dL)	Hb postoperative day-3 (mmol/dL)	Hb postoperative day-5 (mmol/dL)
Group-1	12.8 (10–14.6)	10.8 (8.3–12.5)	9.3 (7–12.8)	9 (8.4–10.5)
Group-2	12.5 (11.5–14.8)	10.3 (8.9–12.1)	9.6 (7.4–11.4)	9.1 (8.5–10.1)