Table 1. Comparison of pre- and post-operative C-reactive protein levels (mg/L) between the elective general surgery (GS) and orthopedic surgery (OS) groups

	Pre-OP	POD 1-2	POD 10
GS	12.15 ± 3.57	39.51 ± 41.57	16.29 ± 4.45
OS	11.38 ± 7.85	177.61 ± 65.58*	16.14 ± 8.45

Mean ± S.D.
p<0.05 comparing GS and OS.
Pre-OP, pre-operation; POD, post-operative day.