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Table 3 Comparison of laboratory results in the two study groups by time period

From: Multimodal perioperative care plus immunonutrition versus traditional care in total hip arthroplasty: a randomized pilot study

Variable

Control group

ACERTO group

P*

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

Hemoglogin (9/dL)

     

 Preoperative

13.3 ± 1.1

13.5

12.9 ± 1.4

13.0

0.38

 2nd PO day

10.3 ± 1.1

10.2

10.2 ± 1.2

10.2

0.78

CRP (mg/L)

     

 Preoperative

10.2 ± 5.1

8

10.1 ± 6.4

8

0.96

 2nd PO day

80.6 ± 10.9

79

66.5 ± 16.5

66

<0.01

  1. Student’s T test
  2. CRP C-reactive protein; SD standard deviation
  3. * p < 0.05 postoperative versus preoperative CRP values (repeated measures ANOVA)
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