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1515554

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
We examined postoperative serial changes in the levels of serum interleukin 6 (IL-6), serum acute phase reactants (APRs) and plasma neutrophil elastase (NE) in patients with various cancers and reviewed these changes in patients who did, and did not, show postoperative complications. Serum IL-6 level was elevated after surgery, peaking on the first postoperative day. Elevation of serum APRs and plasma NE levels also followed. There was a significant correlation between the serum peak level of IL-6 and those of APRs and NE (P less than 0.01). Moreover, there was a significant difference in the serum IL-6 level in patients with and without complications. The relationship between the serum IL-6 greater than 400 pg/ml and the incidence of postoperative complications was also marked. These results suggest that circulating IL-6 is a clinically useful marker for the earliest detection and prediction of postoperative complications.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1043-4666
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
298-304
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Circulating interleukin 6 as a useful marker for predicting postoperative complications.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery II, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study