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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Alveolar cell TNFalpha concentrations after surgery were also greater with desflurane than sevoflurane (96. 3 + / - 12. 4 pg ml (-1) vs. 64. 8 + / - 10. 1 pg ml (-1), P < 0. 001), as were interleukin 1beta (75. 4 + / - 6. 2 pg ml (-1) vs. 32. 0 + / - 8. 3 pg ml (-1), P < 0. 001) and interleukin 6 concentrations (540. 1 + / - 65. 3 pg ml (-1) vs. 363. 6 + / - 29. 2 pg ml (-1), P < 0. 001).