Figure 2From: High Postoperative Blood Levels of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Are Associated with Less Organ Dysfunction in Patients after Cardiac Surgery(A) Perioperative time course of serum MIF levels in cardiac surgical patients (n = 52 until first POD). The dashed line indicates the mean value of MIF as obtained in a healthy control group. (B) Comparison of perioperative time course of serum MIF values between male (n = 35) and female (n = 17) patients. (C) Comparison of perioperative time course of serum MIF values between young (age 46 ± 8 years; n = 12) and old patients (age 71 ± 6 years; n = 40). Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 versus baseline.Back to article page