Table 5 Postoperative inflammation, oxygenation index, and pain score compared between two groups

 Pre

36.7 ± 0.4

36.6 ± 0.5

0.240

 Post

38.2 ± 0.7

38.1 ± 0.8

0.480

 POD 1

38.3 ± 0.8

37.8 ± 0.7

0.0007**

 POD 2

37.5 ± 0.6

37.1 ± 0.4

0.0001**

 POD 3

37.1 ± 0.5

36.9 ± 0.6

0.056

 POD 5

36.6 ± 0.6

36.8 ± 0.5

0.060

 Pre

76.8 ± 8.4

78.6 ± 9.6

0.290

 Post

88.4 ± 7.8

86.5 ± 8.4

0.216

 POD 1

106.4 ± 7.4

98.7 ± 8.4

<0.0001^#

 POD 2

99.7 ± 8.5

95.8 ± 7.5

0.012*

 POD 3

92.4 ± 6.8

88.9 ± 7.6

0.011*

 POD 5

82.9 ± 8.4

80.7 ± 9.5

0.194

 Pre

5.5 ± 1.1

5.6 ± 1.2

0.645

 Post

8.8 ± 2.1

8.7 ± 1.8

0.789

 POD 1

10.6 ± 1.4

9.8 ± 1.4

0.003*

 POD 2

11.1 ± 1.3

10.4 ± 1.5

0.009*

 POD 3

12.2 ± 1.2

11.5 ± 1.1

0.002*

 POD 5

10.1 ± 0.9

9.8 ± 1.2

0.132

 Pre

15.4 ± 2.6

15.6 ± 2.8

0.695

 Post

20.6 ± 3.2

18.5 ± 2.8

0.0004**

 POD 1

19.4 ± 2.4

17.9 ± 2.5

0.0016*

 POD 2

18.7 ± 3.5

17.5 ± 3.2

0.062

 POD 3

18.6 ± 3.1

17.5 ± 2.9

0.056

 POD 5

17.3 ± 1.9

16.9 ± 2.2

0.302

 Pre

7.2 ± 3.1

6.8 ± 2.5

0.459

 Post

13.4 ± 2.4

11.5 ± 1.8

<0.0001^#

 POD 1

14.8 ± 1.3

12.5 ± 2.1

<0.0001^#

 POD 2

13.5 ± 1.5

11.5 ± 1.7

<0.0001^#

 POD 3

11.5 ± 1.6

11.6 ± 1.5

0.735

 POD 5

10.2 ± 1.9

10.7 ± 2.1

0.187

 Pre

356.5 ± 32.2

361.2 ± 31.5

0.437

 Post

327.6 ± 28.6

338.4 ± 26.8

0.042*

 POD 1

318.6 ± 31.6

345.6 ± 28.9

<0.0001^#

 POD 2

328.8 ± 29.6

342.6 ± 34.3

0.023*

 POD 3

331.5 ± 31.7

351.6 ± 29.5

0.001*

 POD 5

348.8 ± 32.8

358.4 ± 31.5

0.118

 Post

6.2 ± 0.5

5.5 ± 0.6

<0.0001^#

 POD 1

5.5 ± 0.6

3.6 ± 1.2

<0.0001^#

 POD 2

3.3 ± 0.4

3.0 ± 0.7

0.005*

 POD 3

3.1 ± 0.6

2.7 ± 0.8

0.003*

 POD 5

1.8 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.7

0.079