Effects of Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation on the Systemic Inflammatory Response and the Need for Transfusion after Coronary Bypass Grafting Surgery

Table 8

Levels of TNF-α.

		Group C	Group M
TNF-α(pg/ml)	Preop	13.79 ± 4.79	13.42 ± 0.84
	CPB 30^th minute	14.17 ± 5.71	13.90 ± 9.32
	Postop-6^th hour	14.32 ± 4.33	13.98 ± 2.12
	Postop-24^th hour	15.12 ± 9.30	14.73 ± 4.17
	Postop-48^th hour	12.43 ± 4.18	13.87 ± 7.49