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. 2012 Jul 21;18(27):3558–3564. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3558

Table 2.

Parameters of systemic inflammatory response

NOTES (n = 10)
Laparoscopy (n = 10)
Before POD 2 POD 7 PODs 28-30 Before POD 2 POD 7 PODs 28-30
CRP (mg/L) 14.5 (12-17) 52.6 (47-73)ac 51.8 (31-88)ac 22.1 (14-38) 16.1 (11-35) 37.1 (23-70)c 51.4 (33-55)c 20 (16-31)
WBC (× 109/L) 14.9 (14-17) 19.6 (15-21) 19.7 (17-23)a 15.3 (15-20) 18.3 (14-23) 23.5 (19-24)c 20 (18-26)c 15.4 (14-18)
IL-6 (ng/L) 108 (105-118) 115 (110-121) 110 (100-123) 104 (97-129) 92 (79-117) 103.5 (90-146) 98.6 (85-178) 111 (67-130)
Platelets (× 109/L) 414 (400-465) 314 (261-351)ac 366 (336-442) 381 (325-479) 424 (313-540) 273 (253-412)ae 433 (381-641) 389 (382-498)

Data is median with interquartile range.

a

P < 0.05 vs before the procedure;

c

P < 0.05 vs POD 28-30;

e

P < 0.05 vs post-operative day (POD) 7 and PODs 28-30, no significant differences between the groups [natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) vs laparoscopy]. CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: White blood count; IL-6: Interleukin 6.