Table 7

Perioperative White Blood Count values.

Parameters
Value
Group A
Group B
p

Preoperative WBC
Mean
8,821.0
8,170.0
0.313

SD
2,730.6
2,155.4


Min
4,970.0
3,900.0


Max
16,300.0
13,710.0


Day 1 Postoperative WBC
Mean
11,564.7
10,470.0
0.296

SD
4,822.2
2,869.7


Min
5,840.0
5,820.0


Max
28,700.0
16,890.0


Day 2 Postoperative WBC
Mean
10,644.3
9,610.7
0.223

SD
3,494.1
2,832.5


Min
5,550.0
5,000.0


Max
17,710.0
16,490.0


Day 7 Postoperative WBC
Mean
13,168.2
8,614.3
0.001

SD
3,497.4
2,328.9


Min
7,600.0
5,260.0


Max
18,350.0
14,400.0


White blood count values at 1st, 2nd and at 7th postoperative day (for those patients discharged after the 7th PO day (WBC = White Blood Count).

Apostolakis et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:14   doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-14