Research Article

Comparison of Inflammatory Cytokine Levels between Single-Port and Three-Port Thoracoscopic Lobectomy in the Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Table 6

The comparison of IL-6 between two groups in different time points during treatment.

Point of timeSingle-port group (μg/L)Three-port group (μg/L) value value

Two days before operation0.98>0.05
30 minutes after surgery6.51<0.05
End of operation7.33<0.05
One days after operation12.18<0.05
Three days after operation9.16<0.05