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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Patients who received protective strategy had lower blood levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, and IL-8 at the end of one-lung ventilation (0. 24 [0. 15-0. 40] vs. 0. 56 [0. 38-0. 89] pg/ml, P < 0. 001 ; 91 [61-117] vs. 189 [127-294] pg/ml, P < 0. 001 ; and 30 [22-45] vs. 49 [29-69] pg/ml, P < 0. 05, respectively) and 18 h postoperatively (0. 18 [0. 13-0. 30] vs. 0. 43 [0. 34-0. 54] pg/ml, P < 0. 001 ; 54 [36-89] vs. 116 [78-208] pg/ml, P < 0. 001 ; 16 [11-24] vs. 35 [28-53] pg/ml, P < 0. 001, respectively).