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Table 3 Comparison of blood CRP, IL-6, IL-8, cortisol, and TNF-α indexes between two groups of patients (\(\stackrel{\mathrm{-}}{\text{x}}\)±s)

From: Efficacy of using Maryland forceps versus electrocoagulation hooks in da Vinci robot-assisted thoracoscopic mediastinal tumor resection

Factors

Time

MF group (n = 41)

EH group (n = 43)

P value

CRP (mg/L)

One day before surgery

3.10 ± 0.46

2.99 ± 0.39

0.230

One day after surgery

9.22 ± 1.28

9.92 ± 1.18

0.101

IL-6 (pg/ml)

One day before surgery

94.96 ± 9.78

98.17 ± 14.79

0.246

One day after surgery

188.68 ± 19.31

210.75 ± 19.05

0.013

IL-8 (pg/ml)

One day before surgery

0.50 ± 0.08

0.52 ± 0.07

0.234

One day after surgery

2.06 ± 0.69

2.39 ± 0.59

0.024

Cortisol (ng/ml)

One day before surgery

224.92 ± 17.05

227.32 ± 22.08

0.579

One day after surgery

339.62 ± 24.92

366.11 ± 25.96

0.016

TNF-α (pg/ml)

One day before surgery

2.17 ± 0.62

2.07 ± 0.64

0.467

One day after surgery

14.03 ± 2.64

15.71 ± 3.04

0.019