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Figure 3 Time course of interleukin-8 perioperatively in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery requiring ventilation time <12 h (group 1A), 12 to 24 h (group 1B) and >24 h (prolonged ventilation; group 2) (mean value ± SD). Time points are described in Figure 1. *p < 0.001.