Table 5.
VOCs levels at T0 (before surgery) and T1 (after surgery).
| T0 | T1 | |
| Isoprene | 6121 (4069–9031) | *4125 (2415–7407) |
| 2-Methylpentane | 139.5 (68.8–291.6) | 123.5 (81.1–227.6) |
| Pentane | 647.5 (388.5–1013) | 529.5 (329.6–960.0) |
| Ethylbenzene | 24.0 (14.8–28.0) | 19.7 (15.7–34.5) |
| Xylenes total | 69.0 (45.8–105.6) | 67.8 (51.2–129.4) |
| Trimethylbenzene | 15.2 (10.1–22.3) | 13.2 (10.2–22.5) |
| Toluene | 161.9 (118.7–232.5) | 160.3 (119.0–232.7) |
| Benzene | 95.7 (62.9–132.2) | 99.6 (60.0–119.2) |
| Heptane | 15.1 (0.9–34.6) | 18.7 (9.5–39.5) |
| Decane | 625.0 (322.6–1392) | *443.0 (197.0–920.7) |
| Styrene | 22.1 (11.5–38.1) | 18.0 (12.1–43.1) |
| Octane | 65.7 (45.8–131.4) | 49.7 (28.5–102.5) |
| Pentamethylheptane | 2.6 (1.7–10.0) | 2.5 (1.1–8.8) |
* means a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). The data are expressed as median (25th -75th percentile).