Improvement of inflammatory response and gastrointestinal function in perioperative of cholelithiasis by Modified Xiao-Cheng-Qi decoction

Table 9 Spearman correlation between indicators of gastrointestinal function and inflammation on the second day after surgery (r, p)

Parameters	IL-6	IL-10	CRP	SAA	Substance P
Bowel sounds at 12 h after surgery	(0.25, ≤ 0.001)	(-0.03, 0.74)	(-0.22, ≤ 0.001)	(-0.33, ≤ 0.001)	(0.31, ≤ 0.001)
Time of first flatus	(0.20, 0.01)	(0.05, 0.55)	(0.35, ≤ 0.001)	(0.16, 0.04)	(-0.23, ≤ 0.001)
Time of first defecation	(0.14, 0.07)	(0.04, 0.59)	(0.30, ≤ 0.001)	(0.24, ≤ 0.001)	(-0.25, ≤ 0.001)
Postoperative liquid diet time	(0.19, 0.01)	(-0.02, 0.81)	(0.27, ≤ 0.001)	(0.08, 0.33)	(-0.10, 0.23)
Postoperative semi-liquid diet time	(0.09, 0.25)	(-0.00, 0.98)	(0.29, ≤ 0.001)	(0.11, 0.15)	(-0.15, 0.06)
Substance P	(-0.20, 0.01)	(-0.15, 0.06)	(-0.15, 0.05)	(-0.24, ≤ 0.001)	(1.00, ≤ 0.001)

XD: Xiao-Cheng-Qi decoction; MXD: Modified Xiao-Cheng-Qi decoction; IL: Interleukin; CRP: C-reactive protein; SAA: Serum amyloid A.