| Total | Non-tourniquet group | Tourniquet group | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC count, /μl (mean±SD [range]) | Before surgery | 6120±1330 (2900-8600) |
6280±910 (5400-8000) | 5960±1689 (2900-8600) | 0.604 |
| 24 h after surgery |
7940±1565 (5200-10400) |
8070±1521 (5900-10400) | 7810±1678 (5200-10100) | 0.721 | |
| 7 days after surgery |
6165±1092 (4200-8100) |
6260±1141 (4600-8000) | 6070±1092 (4200-8100) | 0.708 | |
| CRP, mg/dl (mean±SD [range]) | Before surgery | 0.1±0.1 (0-0.3) |
0.1±0.1 (0.0-0.2) |
0.1±0.1 (0.0-0.3) |
0.337 |
| 24 hours after surgery |
2.4±1.4 (0.9-7.0) |
2.2±0.9 (1.0-3.6) |
2.7±1.7 (0.9-7.0) |
0.452 | |
| 7 days after surgery |
4.4±2.5 (0.9-10.5) |
3.6±2.3 (0.9-7.7) |
5.2±2.6 (1.0-10.5) |
0.163 | |
| CPK, U/L (mean±SD [range]) | Before surgery | 113±66 (38-255) |
118±68 (63-255) |
108±67 (38-239) |
0.754 |
| 24 h after surgery |
181±117 (58-508) |
147±74 (64-288) |
216±143 (58-508) |
0.192 | |
| 7 days after surgery |
130±214 (28-972) |
116±106 (33-331) |
144±291 (28-972) |
0.774 | |
| Body temperature, °C (mean±SD [range]) | Before surgery | 36.4±0.4 (35.5-37.0) |
36.3±0.4 (35.6-36.8) |
36.4±0.4 (35.5-37.0) | 0.684 |
| 24 h after surgery |
37.0±0.4 (36.0-37.6) |
36.9±0.4 (36.0-37.6) |
36.9±0.3 (36.4-37.4) | 0.954 | |
| 7 days after surgery |
36.5±0.6 (35.2-37.6) |
36.4±0.6 (35.2-37.6) |
36.6±0.6 (35.8-37.5) | 0.696 | |
| IL-6 in serum, pg/ml (mean±SD [ange]) | Before surgery | 3.1±4.4 (0.0-17.2) |
3.9±2.8 (0.0-8.0) |
2.3±5.6 (0.0-17.2) |
0.454 |
| 24 h after surgery |
499.9±353.3 (150.2-1499.3) |
515.7±389.5 (150.2-1499.3) |
484.1±333.7 (178.9-1355.8) |
0.848 | |
| 7 days after surgery |
50.1±89.3 (3.1-400.0) |
70.8±123.3 (10.4-400.0) |
29.5±26.5 (3.1-80.7) |
0.314 | |