Effect of ω-3 Fatty Acid on Gastrointestinal Motility after Abdominal Operation in Rats

Table 8

COX-2 (ng/mL).

	POD1	POD3	POD6
(1) normal saline group (𝑛=6)	15.03±2.02	13.97±1.86	9.75±1.58
(2) intralipid group (𝑛=6)	15.57±1.77	14.83±1.65	10.70±2.34
(3) ω-3 fatty acid group (𝑛=6)	14.00±3.07	12.50±1.70	9.87±1.43
𝑃 (between group 1 and 3)	0.439	0.007*	0.871
𝑃 (between group 2 and 3)	0.251	0.015*	0.255
𝑃 (between group 1 and 2)	0.603	0.672	0.347