Operative stress response and energy metabolism after laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to open surgery

Table 6 REE, RQ, and CRP levels before and after surgery

	Prior to surgery	1st postoperative day	3rd postoperative day
REE
LC (n = 14)	22.5 ± 0.61	21.7 ± 0.61	22.15 ± 0.83
OC (n = 12)	21.02 ± 0.58	20.32 ± 2.1	24.8 ± 0.72b
RQ
LC	-1.77 ± 0.48	-2.85 ± 0.46	-1.77 ± 0.78a
OC	-1.66 ± 0.54	-2.17 ± 1.38	1.23 ± 0.65b
CRP
LC	7.40 ± 0.006	7.387 ± 0.008a	7.43 ± 0.008b
OC	7.42 ± 0.013	7.46 ± 0.022	7.44 ± 0.018

^aP < 0.05, vs OC

^bP < 0.05, vs the preoperative period.