Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study plasma concentrations of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) in patients with splanchnic hypoxia, as documented by gastric intramucosal measurements (pH-i), during major abdominal surgery and the relationship between IL-6 and IL-8 concentrations and postoperative complications as well as clinical outcome. DESIGN:A prospective study. PATIENTS:Twelve patients scheduled for major abdominal surgery with no evidence of coexisting infectious disease. RESULTS:Six out of seven samples from patients with postoperative complications showed intraoperative pH-i levels lower than 7.32 and IL-6 levels higher than 300 pg/ml. Seven out of nine samples from patients without complications showed pH-i levels higher than 7.32 and IL-6 levels lower than 300 pg/ml. The difference in the pattern of distribution was statistically significant (p < 0.01). Only two out of seven samples of patients with postoperative complications showed intraoperative pH-i levels lower than 7.32 and IL-8 levels higher than 60 pg/ml. It was not possible to identify a clear distribution pattern of data points for IL-6 and IL-8 during the postoperative period. CONCLUSIONS:Intraoperative splanchnic ischemia, as documented by gastric intramucosal pH-i, is directly correlated to the increase of IL-6 plasma levels and to the incidence of postoperative complications, while IL-8 levels showed no correlation with surgical complications.
journal_name
Intensive Care Medjournal_title
Intensive care medicineauthors
Donati A,Battisti D,Recchioni A,Paoletti P,Conti G,Caporelli S,Adrario E,Pelaia P,Pietropaoli Pdoi
10.1007/s001340050575subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-04-01 00:00:00pages
329-35issue
4eissn
0342-4642issn
1432-1238journal_volume
24pub_type
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2605-1
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2531-2
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-015-3980-1
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-004-2233-5
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01708403
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-003-1917-6
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00254316
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2565-5
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1007/s001340051157
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-020-05935-5
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-008-1232-3
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00265112
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050374
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-007-0980-9
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00134-020-06276-z
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00