Table 3.

Postoperative Blood Results: Comparison Between Groups.

	Group A	Group B	P
Baseline (T0)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	12.85 ± 1.49	13.05 ± 1.28	.63
Albumin, g/dL	4.24 ± 1.05	4.37 ± 0.77	.47
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	0.9 ± 0.37	0.83 ± 0.42	.81
24 hours postoperatively (T1)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	10.4 ± 0.61	9.43 ± 1.18	.012*
Albumin, g/dL	2.45 ± 0.76	1.93 ± 0.95	.01*
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	73.25 ± 9.75	76.79 ± 11.77	.10 535
48 hours postoperatively (T2)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	9.76 ± 1.356	8.83 ± 0.92	.01*
Albumin, g/dL	2.3 ± 0.66	1.8 ± 1.01	.007*
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	111.45 ± 49.9	113.24 ± 52.88	.22
72 hours postoperatively (T3)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	9.23 ± 1.54	9.02 ± 0.78	.15
Albumin, g/dL	2.38 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 0.88	.13
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	128.24 ± 51.59	130.44 ± 56.65	.342
96 hours postoperatively (T4)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	9.459 ± 0.76	9.33 ± 0.66	.21
Albumin, g/dL	2.57 ± 0.83	2.42 ± 0.93	.38
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	139.55 ± 64.33	142.67 ± 72.4	.143

* Significant P value.