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Table 2 Serum adrenocorticotropic hormone and norepinephrine levels in the two groups at 1 and 12 h after surgery (mean ± SD)

Group	ACTH (pg/mL)		t	P value	NE (pg/mL)		t	P value
	1 h after operation	12 h after operation			1 h after operation	12 h after operation
Experimental group (n = 49)	26.22 ± 1.21	28.25 ± 1.65	6.442	< 0.001	600.11 ± 5.23	622.19 ± 5.43	21.276	< 0.001
Control group (n = 47)	27.98 ± 1.05	29.99 ± 1.14	8.114	< 0.001	623.32 ± 5.14	642.17 ± 5.01	17.590	< 0.001
t	7.598	5.987	-	-	21.928	18.716	-	-
P value	< 0.001	< 0.001	-	-	< 0.001	< 0.001	-	-

ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone; NE: Norepinephrine.