Effects of nursing team communication and collaboration on treatment outcomes in intensive care unit patients with severe pneumonia

Table 5 Changes in serum cortisol and high mobility group protein B1 levels, mean ± SD

Group	Time	COR (μg/dL)	HMGB1 (ng/mL)
Test group	Before treatment	19.33 ± 2.30	32.20 ± 3.27
	After treatment	14.94 ± 2.19	28.30 ± 2.58
Control group	Before treatment	18.65 ± 2.36	33.70 ± 2.98
	After treatment	18.25 ± 2.25	33.17 ± 3.05
t/P (before and after treatment)		1.125/0.265	-1.742/0.087
t/P (before and after treatment)		-5.77/< 0.01	-6.684/< 0.01

COR: Cortisol; HMGB1: High mobility group protein B1.