Morphine Fentanyl Significance
Before start of CPB (baseline) 59.49 ± 7.13 70.36 ± 9.81 N.S
4 hrs post-CPB 25.63 ± 2.03 57.44 ± 6.11+ P<0.01
21 hrs post-CPB 53.09 ± 6.27 93.61 ± 11.88+ P<0.01
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 11: CD18 concentration changes (pg/ml) in the two studied groups (mean ± SD).