TABLE 1.

Mann–Whitney U‐test shows there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups after the 29th day (p < 0.05)

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Days	Transplant+PEG				Mean	Median	Transplant				Mean	Median	U value	p value
−1	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	0	0	1	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.343
21	0	0	3	4	1.75	1.5	0	0	1	0	0.25	0	5	0.486
25	1	1	4	6	3	2.5	0	0	1	1	0.5	0.5	2	0.114
29	4	4	5	6	4.75	4.5	1	2	1	1	1.25	1	0	0.029
32	7	6	6	6	6.25	6	2	2	2	1	1.75	2	0	0.029
37	9	8	7	9	8.25	8.5	2	2	2	1	1.75	2	0	0.029
45	10	8	9	10	9.25	9.5	2	2	2	1	1.75	2	0	0.029
53	12	8	10	11	10.25	10.5	2	3	2	2	2.25	2	0	0.029
59	12	9	10	12	10.75	11	2	3	3	2	2.5	2.5	0	0.029
180	12	11	10	12	11.25	11.5	4	4	5	3	4	4	0	0.029