Emergency exploratory laparotomy and radical gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer combined with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 5 Comparison of the patients’ levels of postoperative tumor markers and inflammatory factors between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Index of correlation		Palliative group (n = 43)	Radical resection group (n = 46)	t	P value
CEA (ng/mL)	Pre-operation	38.63 ± 3.48	38.63 ± 3.48	0.413	0.753
	Post-operation	15.36 ± 1.61	7.72 ± 0.72	4.974	0.003
CA199 (U/mL)	Pre-operation	83.63 ± 5.64	82.72 ± 5.82	0.359	0.645
	Post-operation	33.27 ± 4.39	18.57 ± 3.15	3.292	0.012
CA125 (U/mL)	Pre-operation	65.34 ± 4.54	64.43 ± 4.68	0.931	0.354
	Post-operation	40.33 ± 3.24	34.34 ± 3.66	8.153	0.002
IL-6 (pg/mL)	Pre-operation	44.72 ± 7.32	44.76 ± 7.32	0.724	0.463
	Post-operation	36.87 ± 2.77	27.47 ± 2.59	2.472	0.015
IL-17 (pg/mL)	Pre-operation	64.32 ± 5.96	62.46 ± 7.48	0.934	0.723
	Post-operation	54.63 ± 6.27	43.14 ± 5.69	2.772	0.028
TNF-α (pg/mL)	Pre-operation	17.44 ± 2.35	16.57 ± 2.28	0.513	0.674
	Post-operation	9.36 ± 0.87	5.58 ± 0.46	4.562	0.013

CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CA199: Carbohydrate antigen 199; CA125: Carbohydrate antigen 125; IL-6: Interleukin-6 IL-17: Interleukin-17; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor α.