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Table 4 Perioperative C-reactive protein levels of the two groups (mg/l)

From: Fast-track surgery versus conventional perioperative management of lung cancer-associated pneumonectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Group

Control group (n = 18)

FTS group (n = 17)

P value

Preoperative

4.08 ± 0.52

4.02 ± 0.47

0.667

POD 1

95.21 ± 13.02

85.64 ± 11.41

0.029

POD 3

167.36 ± 15.86

146.36 ± 15.76

0.0001

POD 7

80.71 ± 8.32

71.36 ± 5.48

0.0001

  1. Variables were expressed as the mean ± SD
  2. POD postoperative day