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Flow chart. It shows Flow chart of participants in this randomised trial on the effects of surgery start time (and thus the circadian rhythm of cortisol) on postoperative interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and cortisol levels. Group A had a surgery start time of 8 am and Group B had a surgery start time of 1–2 pm.
