Application of mirabilite in gastrointestinal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Comparison of postoperative C-reactive protein, drainage, and Visual Analog Scale scores between the mirabilite and control groups, mean ± SD

Variable	Mirabilite group	Control group	P value
C-reactive protein, mg/L			0.038
Day 1	43.58 ± 33.49	45.83 ± 37.90
Day 4	93.14 ± 53.51	101.92 ± 53.33
Day 7	47.35 ± 40.33	70.70 ± 50.68
VAS score			0.027
Day 1	1.71 ± 0.74	2.26 ± 0.72
Day 2	1.39 ± 0.61	2.09 ± 0.83
Day 3	1.18 ± 0.43	1.74 ± 0.76
Drainage, mL			< 0.01
Day 1	95.63 ± 5.92	98.71 ± 5.73
Day 2	66.63 ± 4.72	68.25 ± 4.84
Day 3	45.27 ± 4.87	47.58 ± 4.93
Day 4	27.97 ± 5.02	27.75 ± 7.70
Day 5	14.80 ± 4.17	15.76 ± 6.83
Day 6	8.67 ± 3.74	9.14 ± 3.64
Day 7	6.17 ± 2.92	5.63 ± 1.76

VAS: Visual analog scale.