Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
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Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · Jul 2005
[Alterations of procalcitonin and interleukin 6 after cardiopulmonary bypass in children with congenital heart disease].
Cardiac surgery induces systemic inflammatory response that may have been implicated the postoperative organ dysfunction. This inflammatory response is thought to be produced by exposing patients to proinflammatory factors. The aim of our study was to investigate alterations in procalcitonin (PCT) concentration in peripheral blood in children as the potential early indicator of complications occurring during and after surgery in extracorporeal circulation. Additionally, we evaluated the perioperative time course of IL-6. ⋯ We conclude, that cardiac surgery with CPB did not have any influence on the secretion of PCT in children. These results suggest that IL-6 was more effective than PCT to monitor patients with a favorable outcome.