Morphine Fentanyl Significance
Before start of CPB (baseline) 10.02 ± 1.88 15.25 ± 2.86+ N.S
4 hrs post-CPB 243.96 ± 32.13 680.60 ± 75.50+ P<0.001
21 hrs post-CPB 17.30 ± 2.28 53.75 ± 3.86+ P<0.001
Data presented as median (interquartile range). P value by Kruskall-Wallis. Intergroup differences by Mann Whitney).+P value significantly higher in fentanyl group compared to morphine group (p<0.05). N.S=Non Significant
Table 8: Interleukin-10 concentration changes (pg/ml) in the two studied groups.