Table 4.

Pre- and postoperative cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10), PCT and CRP concentrations

	Preoperative			Postoperative
	IN group	C group	p	IN group	C group	p
PCT (mcg/l)	0.01 [0.01–0.01]	0.01 [0.01–0.01]	0.898	0.03 [0.01–0.09]	0.05 [0.03–0.08]	0.352
CRP (mg/l)	1.87 [0.80–4.70]	1.33 [0.70–3.25]	0.429	62.7 [34.2–106.0]	63.7 [32.9–91.0]	0.840
TNF-α (ng/l)	7.23 ± 3.23	8.03 ± 3.05	0.406	8.13 [7.32–10.31]	8.78 [7.65–11.2]	0.300
IL-6 (ng/l)	3.21 [2.61–4.71]	3.15 [2.43–7.67]	0.588	14.65 [9.28–18.95]	12.25 [8.55–22.50]	0.786
IL-10 (ng/l)	5.0 [5.0–5.0]	5.0 [5.0–5.0]	0.192	5.0 [5.0–5.0]	5.0 [5.0–5.0]	0.343

Mean value and standard deviation (mean ± SD); median and interquartile range (median [IQR]); p value