Serum concentrations of interleukin-6 in patients following unilateral versus bilateral total knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Surgical stress is known to affect body temperature, white blood cell (WBC) count, C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6). The aim of the present study was to investigate which parameter is most suitable for quantitative analysis of surgical stress.

METHODS: Unilateral total knee arthroplasty (U-TKA) and bilateral TKA (B-TKA) were selected for the subjects of this study because the B-TKA creates approximately double the surgical stress of the U-TKA. The temperature, WBC count, CRP, and IL-6 in the blood were measured pre- and postoperatively in both groups. The IL-6 in the drainage fluid was also measured after the operation.

RESULTS: The temperature, WBC count, CRP, and IL-6 in the blood significantly increased on the first day after the operation in both groups. There were significant differences between the two groups in the WBC count (P < 0.05) and the IL-6 level in the blood (P < 0.05) on the first day after the surgery. There were no significant differences between the two groups for the CRP and IL-6 levels in the drainage fluid. The relative proportions--(B-TKA/U-TKA) x 100 (%)--were 170.4% for the operating time, 219.4 % for total blood loss, 200.0% for blood transfusion, 100.3% for temperature, 128.9% for WBC count, 127.4% for CRP, and 246.5% for the IL-6 level in the blood.

CONCLUSIONS: The serum IL-6 level may best reflect surgical stress and could therefore be a quantitative marker of surgical stress.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association - 14(2009), 4 vom: 14. Juli, Seite 437-42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kugisaki, Hajime [VerfasserIn]
Sonohata, Motoki [VerfasserIn]
Komine, Mitsunori [VerfasserIn]
Tsunoda, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Someya, Shinsuke [VerfasserIn]
Honke, Hidefumi [VerfasserIn]
Mawatari, Masaaki [VerfasserIn]
Hotokebuchi, Takao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Comparative Study
Interleukin-6
Journal Article

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Date Completed 02.11.2009

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00776-009-1344-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM190521724