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. 1993 Sep;159(9):475-9.

Concentrations of cytokines in peritoneal fluid after abdominal surgery

K Tsukada  1 , H Katoh, M Shiojima, T Suzuki, S Takenoshita, Y Nagamachi
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  • PMID: 8274555

Concentrations of cytokines in peritoneal fluid after abdominal surgery

K Tsukada et al. Eur J Surg. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the role of concentrations of cytokines in peritoneal fluid in estimating the severity of the host's response to the stress of abdominal operations.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: University hospital, Japan.

Subject: 49 patients who underwent various abdominal operations. Main outcome measures--Correlations between concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in peritoneal fluid measured on the first postoperative day on the one hand, and peritoneal bacterial count, length of operation, and operative blood loss, on the other.

Results: The concentrations of all three peritoneal cytokines correlated significantly with length of operation; those of TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta also correlated significantly with peritoneal bacterial count, and that of IL-1 beta with operative blood loss. There were significant correlations between the concentrations of the three cytokines.

Conclusion: These correlations suggest that monitoring of the peritoneal concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6 may be helpful in estimating the severity of stress caused by abdominal operations.

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