Table 1 Postoperative fitness and PWB score of the animals

 Group 1 (melatonin)

2 (1–4)

3 (2–4)

2 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

3 (2–4)

3.5 (2–4)

 Group 2 (non-melantonin)

2 (0–3)

2 (0–3)

2 (0–4)

2.5 (0–4)

3 (0–4)

3 (0–4)

3 (0–4)

p

p = 0.793

p = 0.034

p = 0.959

p = 0.188

p = 0.013

p = 0.173

p = 0.003

 Group 1 (melatonin)

31.5 (21.-45)

37 (28–45)

36 (23–48)

41.5 (32–48)

42.5 (35–47)

43 (32–48)

45.5 (33–48)

 Group 2 (non-melantonin)

31 (0–39

33.5 (0–41)

33 (0–44)

34 (0–43)

34.5 (0–46)

35 (0–43

33.5 (0–42)

p

p = 0.689

p = 0.745

p = 0.256

p = 0.003

p < 0.001

p = 0.001

p = 0.003