3.2. Timing of surgery and laboratory findings
Surgery was performed on days 1-5 of hospitalization (three patients on day 1, eighteen on day 2, eight on day 3, three on day 4, and one on day 5), with no difference between the groups in respect to mean timing for surgery (2.47 ± 0.8 days after admission in the SCG vs . 2.37 ± 0.9 days in the MCG, P=0.766).