Value of lipopolysaccharide binding protein, interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein as biomarkers of severity in acute diverticulitis : a prospective study / Christoph Elsing, Susanne Ernst, Wolfgang Stremmel

BACKGROUND: New biomarkers have the capability to predict severity and outcome of infectious diseases. Lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and Interleukin 6 (IL-6) were determined as new markers in patients with acute diverticulitis and were compared with standard markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC). - METHODS: CRP, IL-6, WBC and LBP were measured in 38 patients at hospital admission and every second day and after colonoscopy. Multi-slice CT scans, ultrasound and early colonoscopy were performed to confirm diagnosis and to detect complications (perforations, stenosis). - RESULTS: CRP, IL-6 and LBP levels one correlated highly with each other and were equally influenced by antibiotic therapy. WBC changes were unremarkable. Severity of the disease (sealed- or non-perforation) was not reflected by the biomarkers. In non-perforated patients, colonoscopy was performed on day 6 (median) after admission with a success rate of 93%. Sealed-perforated patients were examined on median day 11 with a success rate of 60% (p > 0.001). Failure in all cases was due to sigmoidal stenosis requiring surgery. In a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis (ROC), LBP on day one performed best in predicting colonic steno-sis with an area under the curve of 0.88 (95% CI 0.73 - 0.03 p < 0.02). - CONCLUSIONS: CRP, IL-6, and LBP can be used to monitor diverticulitis. Initial LBP values in patients with acute diverticulitis may also be usefully in detecting candidates for surgical intervention..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

January 2012

2012

Erschienen:

January 2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Clinical laboratory - 58(2012), 1/2, Seite 145-151

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Elsing, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Ernst, Susanne [VerfasserIn]
Stremmel, Wolfgang, 1952- [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Acute Disease
Acute-Phase Proteins
Anti-Bacterial Agents
C-Reactive Protein
Carrier Proteins
Colonoscopy
Diverticulitis, Colonic
Female
Humans
Interleukin-6
Male
Membrane Glycoproteins
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve

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Umfang:

7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1669053636