Table 4 Post-operative serum immunochemokine level analysis after Uniportal VATS versus Multiportal VATS.

From: Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for major lung resection is associated with less immunochemokine disturbances than multiportal approach

Immunochemokine (ng/mL)

Median (IQR)

Effect

Estimate

SE

FMI

p-value

TIMP-1

Ā 

(Intercept)

44.85

13.62

0.203

0.001

Pre-operative

118 (103 – 144)

Baseline level

0.78

0.10

0.224

0.000

Post-operative day 1

131 (118 – 145)

Post-op day 3 versus post-op day 1

-1.56

5.36

0.211

0.772

Post-operative day 3

142 (118 – 167)

Uniportal versus multiportal VATS

-27.89

6.46

0.121

0.000

IGFBP-3

Ā 

(Intercept)

552.35

193.56

0.083

0.005

Pre-operative

2119 (1511 – 2467)

Baseline level

0.91

0.08

0.086

0.000

Post-operative day 1

2323 (1814 – 3012)

Post-op day 3 versus post-op day 1

-211.35

85.04

0.195

0.015

Post-operative day 3

2233 (1626 – 2926)

Uniportal versus multiportal VATS

10.90

113.42

0.101

0.924

MMP-9

Ā 

(Intercept)

1451.80

186.28

0.063

0.000

Pre-operative

481 (301 – 912)

Baseline level

0.13

0.12

0.121

0.265

Post-operative day 1

1258 (927 – 1762)

Post-op day 3 versus post-op day 1

-487.77

147.55

0.155

0.001

Post-operative day 3

912 (504 – 1398)

Uniportal versus multiportal VATS

-533.80

211.07

0.095

0.013

  1. IQR: Interquartile range; Estimate: regression coefficient estimate; SE: standard error; FMI: fraction of missing information; IGFBP-3: Insulin Growth Factor Binding Protein-3; MMP-9: Matrix Metalloproteinase-9; TIMP-1: Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1.
  2. Bold signifies significant p-value of <0.05.