The Impact of Two Different Transfusion Strategies on Patient Immune Response during Major Abdominal Surgery: A Preliminary Report

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(a) Serial changes in perioperative IL-6 levels. Data are presented as mean ± SD. No intergroup differences were demonstrated. (𝑃<0.001, effect of time; 𝑃=0.462, group by time interaction). (b) Serial changes in perioperative IL-10 levels. Data are presented as mean ± SD. Postoperative systemic induction of IL-10 was significantly exaggerated in the liberal transfusion group 24 h postoperatively. (^∗𝑃<0.05 for intergroup comparison; 𝑃<0.001, effect of time; 𝑃<0.001, group by time interaction). (c) Serial changes in perioperative TNFα levels. Data are presented as mean ± SD. There was a difference between the two groups on the third postoperative day. (^∗𝑃<0.05 for intergroup comparison; 𝑃=0.842, effect of time; 𝑃=0.029, group by time interaction).

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