Table 2. Comparison of pre- and post-operative white blood cell counts (× 103/μL) between the elective general surgery (GS) and orthopedic surgery (OS) groups
| Pre-OP | POD 1-2 | POD 10 |
GS | 11.16 ± 3.15 | 12.80 ± 3.84 | 12.71 ± 5.01 |
OS | 10.07 ± 3.01 | 14.40 ± 4.47 | 11.09 ± 4.36 |
Mean ± S.D.
Pre-OP, pre-operation; POD, post-operative day.