OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between inflammatory mediators and clinical outcome in patients after repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital, The Netherlands. PATIENTS: 30 Consecutive patients who had undergone elective or acute repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Plasma concentrations of the cytokines tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) as well as soluble TNF receptors and the soluble (s) adhesion molecules E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) were measured and correlated with the degree of systemic hypotension (shock: hypotension more than 15 minutes) and clinical outcome. RESULTS: Peak plasma concentrations of TNF and IL-6 were significantly higher in shocked patients (p < 0.005 and p < 0.0005, respectively) and those who died (both p < 0.01), whereas concentrations of IL-8 increased only when shock complicated rupture of the aneurysm (p < 0.01). Increases in the concentrations of TNF receptors reflected impaired renal function. In contrast to sE-selectin concentrations, peak sICAM-1 concentrations were significantly higher in shocked patients (p < 0.01) and those that died (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These results strongly suggest that increased concentrations of sICAM-1 and IL-6 reflect the inflammatory response induced by ischaemia after repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and indicate that the postoperative course is likely to be complicated.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between inflammatory mediators and clinical outcome in patients after repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital, The Netherlands. PATIENTS: 30 Consecutive patients who had undergone elective or acute repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Plasma concentrations of the cytokines tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) as well as soluble TNF receptors and the soluble (s) adhesion molecules E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) were measured and correlated with the degree of systemic hypotension (shock: hypotension more than 15 minutes) and clinical outcome. RESULTS: Peak plasma concentrations of TNF and IL-6 were significantly higher in shocked patients (p < 0.005 and p < 0.0005, respectively) and those who died (both p < 0.01), whereas concentrations of IL-8 increased only when shock complicated rupture of the aneurysm (p < 0.01). Increases in the concentrations of TNF receptors reflected impaired renal function. In contrast to sE-selectin concentrations, peak sICAM-1 concentrations were significantly higher in shocked patients (p < 0.01) and those that died (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These results strongly suggest that increased concentrations of sICAM-1 and IL-6 reflect the inflammatory response induced by ischaemia after repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and indicate that the postoperative course is likely to be complicated.
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