Table 3 Wilcoxon signed rank test of delta neutrophils for before and after cardiopulmonary bypass

Oral swab T₀:T₁

1.0 x 10⁶

3.9 x 10⁵ - 3.3 x 10⁶

< 0.001

Oral swab T₀:T₂

1.3 x 10⁵

-1.1 x 10⁵ - 5.9 x 10⁵

0.03

Oral swab T₀:T₃

1.6 x 10⁴

-2.8 x 10⁵ - 2.3 x 10⁵

0.95

Blood T₀:T₁

8.3 x 10⁹

4.7 x 10⁹ - 1.1 x 10¹⁰

< 0.001

Blood T₀:T₂

6.7 x 10⁹

4.9 x 10⁹ - 9.5 x 10⁹

< 0.001

Blood T₀:T₃

4.7 x 10⁹

3.1 x 10⁹ - 7.1 x 10⁹

< 0.001

Blood T₀:T₇

1.5 x 10⁹

8.0 x 10⁸ - 3.1 x 10⁹

< 0.001