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Fig. 3

From: Comparison of acute phase reaction and postoperative stress in pigs undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic versus thoracotomy pneumonectomy

Fig. 3

Serum concentrations of CRP (a), SAA (b), IL-6 (c) and cortisol (d) in 14 pigs that underwent pneumonectomy (n = 7 for VATS and n = 7 for open thoracotomy). *P < 0.05 compared with preoperative value (baseline). # P < 0.05 for VATS vs transthoracic approach at the same time point. VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, CRP C-reactive protein, SAA serum amyloid A

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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147