On day 4 postoperatively , the levels of CRP and IL-6 were significantly lower in SMOF group than in the control group ( t = 2.669 and 2.676 , respectively ; P < 0.05 ) , and on day 9 , the patients in SMOF group showed significantly lower levels of ALT , TBIL , CRP and IL-6 ( t = 2.487 , 3.497 , 3.762 , 2.180 , respectively ; P < 0.05 ) than the control group , but ALB and endotoxin levels remained comparable between the two groups .