Table 3 Laboratory tests in patients (n = 10) subjected to major abdominal surgery

Blood hemoglobin (g/L)

125 ± 16

106 ± 10***

102 ± 12***

105 ± 14 ***

<0.0001^a

Blood hematocrit (fraction)

0.384 ± 0.048

0.328 ± 0.032***

0.316 ± 0.037***

0.323 ± 0.043 ***

<0.0001^a

Plasma C-reactive protein (mg/L)

1 (<1; 76)

63 (9; 125)*

114 (6; 246)***

116 (10; 270) ***

<0.0001^b

P-creatinine (μmol/L)

62 ± 11

67 ± 17

61 ± 12

60 ± 14

0.202^a