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Table 3 Comparison of the secondary end-points

From: The effectiveness of early surgical stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

 

Before treatment

After treatment

 

Early group (n = 201)

Delayed group (n = 202)

p

Early group (n = 201)

Delayed group (n = 202)

p

Inflammatory cytokine

TNF-α (pg/mL)

81.25 ± 18.47

80.39 ± 19.16

0.647

31.24 ± 12.10

37.26 ± 13.51

 < 0.001

IL-6 (pg/mL)

125.92 ± 20.55

124.75 ± 19.89

0.562

59.76 ± 13.24

65.18 ± 15.84

 < 0.001

Infection index levels

CRP (mg/L)

30.15 ± 4.37

31.49 ± 4.42

0.613

5.06 ± 1.13

6.15 ± 1.07

 < 0.001

PCT (ng/L)

0.46 ± 0.09

0.45 ± 0.08

0.095

0.24 ± 0.07

0.31 ± 0.11

0.135

WBC (× 109/L)

18.05 ± 9.11

17.56 ± 8.97

0.716

12.74 ± 6.41

15.19 ± 7.29

0.017

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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