Table 3.

Preoperative haematology and biochemistry.

	Polymeric clip (n = 47)	Endoloop (n = 78)	P-value
White cell count	13.1 (5.0–24.2)	14.5 (4.3–40.4)	0.265
C-reactive protein	60.1 (4–329)	66.6 (4–297)	0.351
Lactate	1.2 (0.4–3.3)	1.3 (0.5–4.9)	0.870
Albumin	40.5 (31–50)	40.4 (27–48)	0.921