Group IB Group GA Pa
median (minimum–maximum) median (minimum–maximum)
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)
Baseline 0.1 (0–2.25) 0.1 (0.1–6.31) 0.727
Intraoperative 30 minutes 0.2 (0.1–1.68) 0.16 (0.1–5.38) 0.688
Postoperative 3 hours 0.1 (0.1–1.89) 0.1 (0.1–5.15) 0.706
Postoperative 6 hours 0.11 (0.1–2.83) 0.23 (0.1–4.4) 0.332
Postoperative 18 hours 0.66 (0.1–3.34)& 0.75 (0.1–7.19)# 0.406
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