Human hepatocyte growth factor levels in the lung resection(LR), the nonLR and control groups
| Pre-operative | POD 1 | POD 3 | POD 14 | |
| LR group | 333.2±72.9 | 433.6±128.1# | 430.8±128.2*** | 328.1±81.6¶ |
| NonLR group | 343.6±125.3 | 333.2±77.0+ | 311.9±73.0§ | 340.3±72.4ƒ |
| Control | 339.5±61.8 | |||
| p-value | 0.879 | 0.049 | 0.029 | 0.670 |
Data are presented as means±sd. POD: post-operative days. #: p = 0.003; ¶: p = 0.694; +: p = 0.796; §: p = 0.490; ƒ: p = 0.931; ***: p = 0.001.