Comparison of New Technology Integrated and Nonintegrated Arterial Filters Used in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective, and Single Blind Study

Table 3

C-reactive protein levels of the study groups.

	Time	Group NI (𝑛=18)	Group I (𝑛=18)	P value
C-reactive protein; (mg/L)	T1	3.2±1.5	4.0±1.5	𝑃>0.05
	T2	5.6±5.6	7.2±7.6	𝑃>0.05
	T3	52.0±50.3	41.3±36.5	𝑃>0.05
	T4	168.4±42.2	138.1±51.8	𝑃>0.05
	T5	237.4±38.7	201.7±49.2	P  <  0.05
	T6	170.3±54.0	159.4±56.7	𝑃>0.05

T1: before the operation; T2: after the operation and before heparin administration; T3: 6 hours after the operation; T4: 24 hours after the operation; T5: 2 days after the operation; T6: 4 days after the operation.