Clinical Study

Short-Term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study

Figure 2

Analysis of inflammatory markers, such as interleukin 1β (IL-1β) (a), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) (b), high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB-1) (c), serum amyloid A (SAA) (d), and S100 calcium-binding protein B (S-100β) (e) in patients with and without postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Data are presented as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). # versus baseline value; ## versus baseline value; ### versus baseline value; versus non-POCD group; versus non-POCD group; and versus non-POCD group.
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