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. 2018 Mar;10(3):1483–1489. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.03

Table 4. Inflammatory factors in the VCV and PCV groups.

Cytokine Ventilation mode T1 T3 T4
TNF-α (pg/mL) PCV 43.5±9.4 43.9±14.7* 44.8±1.9
VCV 47.6±6.6 51.7±9.1* 52.5±1.7
IL-6 (pg/mL) PCV 71.6±7.1 71.0±10.0* 71.9±6.8
VCV 73.2±16.0 77.1±8.8* 77.9±8.8
IL-10 (pg/mL) PCV 15.7±5.0 17.6±8.4 18.2±6.1*
VCV 14.6±3.4 15.4±3.3 15.5±3.4*

*, P<0.05; , P<0.01 vs. VCV group. PCV, pressure-controlled ventilation; VCV, volume-controlled ventilation; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IL, interleukin.