Research Article

Comparison and Efficacy of LigaSure and Rubber Band Ligature in Closing the Inflamed Cecal Stump in a Rat Model of Acute Appendicitis

Figure 5

Levels of systemic proinflammatory cytokine, TNF-, in different subgroups. D0: POD-0; D1: POD-1; D2: POD-2; D4: POD-4; D8: POD-8. The numbers represent the mean of concentration of TNF- in the serum (pg/mL) SD from eight mice. Statistical significance was determined by ANOVA test and LSD post hoc analysis.