Effects of Propofol versus Sevoflurane on Postoperative Pain and Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Oocyte Pickup Patients

Table 2

Between-group and intragroup comparisons of blood parameters between groups P and S.

		Group P	Group S	values
		(n = 30)	(n = 30)
ACTH (pg/mL)	Preoperative	136,15 ± 8,11	137,93 ± 11,35	0,487
	Postoperative	140,81 ± 6,85	138,55 ± 11,52	0,359
	P^a	0,009	0,859
Aldosterone (pg/mL)	Preoperative	37,98 ± 16,14	23,78 ± 15,75	0,001
	Postoperative	37,94 ± 14,30	36,05 ± 18,79	0,663
	P^a	0,985	0,006
CRH (pg/mL)	Preoperative	11,89 ± 1,51	11,25 ± 1,18	0,073
	Postoperative	11,93 ± 1,01	12,23 ± 1,01	0,254
	P^a	0,884	0,001
Glucagon (pg/mL)	Preoperative	104,52 ± 4,92	104,79 ± 18,77	0,940
	Postoperative	107,50 ± 3,93	103,60 ± 7,89	0,019
	P^a	0,004	0,761
Cortisol (ng/mL)	Preoperative	146,02 ± 32,63	137,15 ± 35,77	0,320
	Postoperative	129,20 ± 35,45	138,07 ± 39,74	0,365
	P^a	0,029	0,924
PG E2 (ng/mL)	Preoperative	34,67(30,65–51,68)	33,99(32,35–37,43)	0,802^b
	Postoperative	42,50(34,17–102,87)	33,50(31,15–40,83)	0,015^b
	P^c	0,002	0,644

Independent samples t-test; ^apaired t-test; ^bMann–Whitney U test; ^cWilcoxon test; a: 0.05; statistically significant. ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; CRH, corticotropin-releasing hormone; and PGE2, prostaglandin E2.