Elevated Levels of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 are Linked with Postoperative Complications in Cardiac Surgery | Zendy

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Elevated Levels of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 are Linked with Postoperative Complications in Cardiac Surgery

Author(s) -

Alessandra Brocca,

Grazia Maria Virzì,

Massimo de Cal,

Davide Giavarina,

Mariarosa Carta,

Claudio Ronco

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

scandinavian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.774

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 1799-7267

pISSN - 1457-4969

DOI - 10.1177/1457496916683096

Subject(s) - medicine , procalcitonin , surgery , interleukin , cardiac surgery , general surgery , sepsis , cytokine

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious postoperative complication of cardiac surgery and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and length stay. In this study, we hypothesized that persistent elevation in inflammation in the first 48 h might be a powerful predictor of clinical outcome. Our aim was to elucidate the usefulness of interleukin-6 and procalcitonin postoperative levels in predicting mortality and renal complications in cardiac surgery patients.

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