Clinical impact of interleukin 6 as a predictive biomarker in the early diagnosis of postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome after major thoracic surgery: A prospective clinical trial

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 160; no. 2; pp. 443 - 453
• Main Authors: Fink-Neuboeck, Nicole, Lindenmann, Joerg, Bajric, Sedin, Maier, Alfred, Riedl, Regina, Weinberg, Annelie Martina, Smolle-Juettner, Freyja Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Biomarkers - blood; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Calcitonin - blood; Early Diagnosis; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Interleukin-6 - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - blood; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Surgery; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - blood; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - diagnosis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - etiology; Thoracic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects

Postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Early detection of postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome improves the outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of interleukin 6 as a predicti...