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Table 3 Preoperative and postoperative leukocyte, granulocyte, monocyte and lymphocyte counts

From: Does cardiac surgery in newborn infants compromise blood cell reactivity to endotoxin?

Cell type

Cell count

 

Before operation

5 d after operation

10 d after operation

Leukocytes (Giga l-1)

12.8 ± 1.2

10.1 ± 0.8

11.9 ± 1.3

Granulocytes (%)

53.2 ± 4.2

55.9 ± 3.1

45.2 ± 4.5

Monocytes (%)

3.7 ± 1.5

3 ± 0.6

9.1 ± 1.6

Lymphocytes (%)

37.4 ± 5.9

33.4 ± 4

37.5 ± 3.8

  1. Values are presented as means ± SEM.