Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery vs laparoscopic ovariectomy: Complications and inflammatory response

Table 3 Diversion ratios from preoperative values

	POD 2		POD 7		POD 28
	NOTES	Laparoscopy	NOTES	Laparoscopy	NOTES	Laparoscopy
CRP (%)	288 (207-357)	64 (4-172)a	154 (70-436)	172 (60-273)	31.6 (3-193)	25 [(-57)-76]
WBC (%)	16 (0.3-43)	21 [(-6)-66]	34 (13-42)	33 [(-8)-60]	8 [(-0.3)-26]	-15 [(-23)-10]
IL-6 (%)	3.7 (1.6-9)	6 (3-15)	-1.6 [(-8)-0.9]	6.6 (0.9-19)	-9.8 [(-21)-(-1.6)]	-6.7 [(-21)-44]
Platelets (%)	-23.5 [(-24)-(-13)]	-17.6 [(-35)-(-10)]	1.5 [(-13)-19)]	21 (9-30)	2 [(-11)-7]	3 [(-2)-12]

Diversion rate (%): (Postoperative value-preoperative value/preoperative value) × 100. Data is median with interquartile range.

^aP = 0.01 vs natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), no other significant differences between NOTES and laparoscopy groups. POD: Post-operative day; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: White blood count; IL-6: Interleukin 6.