Table 1.

Comparison of changes in serum stress index levels between the two groups before and after surgery.

Group	Cor (ng/mL)		Adrenaline (nmol/L)		IL-8 (μg/L)
	Before the operation	After the operation	Before the operation	After the operation	Before the operation	After the operation
The control group (n = 43)	0.45 ± 0.10	0.98 ± 0.17∗	5.77 ± 0.92	18.58 ± 2.01∗	0.29 ± 0.09	0.92 ± 0.17∗
Dexmedetomidine combined group (n = 43)	0.47 ± 0.09	0.73 ± 0.13∗	5.73 ± 0.81	14.72 ± 1.56∗	0.31 ± 0.08	0.58 ± 0.14∗
T	0.975	7.660	0.214	9.948	0.788	10.124
P	0.332	<0.001	0.831	<0.001	0.433	<0.001