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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
Cytokines released in response to stress may have a profound impact on circulatory stability. There is no information on the effect of general anesthesia alone on plasma cytokine levels and little information on cytokine release following surgery. Plasma cytokine levels and hemodynamic parameters were measured during anesthesia and abdominal surgery under sterile and nonpyrogenic conditions in seven pigs anesthetized with ketamine and pentobarbital. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was measured by bioassay. Bioassays of low and high sensitivity were used to measure interleukin 6 (IL-6). Measurements were made sequentially during: (1) 4 hours observation with anesthesia alone; (2) 2 hours following laparotomy and traumatic intestinal manipulation (IM) sufficient to produce shock; and (3) after an intravenous bolus of 1 microgram/kg endotoxin as a positive control. Arterial blood pressure decreased following IM from 91.5 +/- 5.8 to 48.6 +/- 3.2 mm Hg, (mean +/- SE, P < .05), with no further change following endotoxin. Heart rate was unchanged during the experiment, and central venous pressure decreased after endotoxin (P < .05). There were no increases in TNF or IL-6 (using a low sensitivity assay) with anesthesia alone or following IM with shock, but both increased after endotoxin administration (P < .05); using a high sensitivity assay, IL-6 did not change during anesthesia alone but did increase fivefold following IM with shock (P < .05) and 50-fold following endotoxin administration (P < .05). We conclude that in a porcine model under sterile and nonpyrogenic conditions, prolonged anesthesia does not increase plasma cytokine levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0883-9441
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of anesthesia and surgery on plasma cytokine levels.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article