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Erschienen in: World Journal of Surgery 3/2009

01.03.2009

Early Serum Procalcitonin, Interleukin-6, and 24-Hour Lactate Clearance: Useful Indicators of Septic Infections in Severely Traumatized Patients

verfasst von: Adrian Billeter, Matthias Turina, Burkhardt Seifert, Ladislav Mica, Reto Stocker, Marius Keel

Erschienen in: World Journal of Surgery | Ausgabe 3/2009

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Abstract

Background

Elevated lactate and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were shown to correlate with mortality and multiple organ dysfunction in severely traumatized patients. The purpose of this study was to test whether an association exists between 24-hour lactate clearance, IL-6 and procalcitonin (PCT) levels, and the development of infectious complications in trauma patients.

Methods

A total of 1757 consecutive trauma patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 16 admitted over a 10-year period were retrospectively analyzed over a 21-day period. Exclusion criteria included death within 72 h of admission (24.5%), late admission > 12 h after injury (16%), and age < 16 years (0.5%). Data are stated as the median (range).

Results

Altogether, 1032 trauma patients (76.2% male) with an average age of 38 years, a median ISS of 29 (16–75), and an Acute Physiology, Age, and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score of 14 (0–40) were evaluated. The in-hospital mortality (>3 days) was 10%. Patients with insufficient 24-hour lactate clearance had a high rate of overall mortality and infections. Elevated early serum procalcitonin on days 1 to 5 after trauma was strongly associated with the subsequent development of sepsis (p < 0.01) but not with nonseptic infections. The kinetics of IL-6 were similar to those of PCT but did differentiate between infected and noninfected patients after day 5.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates that elevated early procalcitonin and IL-6 levels and inadequate 24-hour lactate clearance help identify trauma patients who develop septic and nonseptic infectious complications. Definition of specific cutoff values and early monitoring of these parameters may help direct early surgical and antibiotic therapy and reduce infectious mortality.
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Metadaten
Titel
Early Serum Procalcitonin, Interleukin-6, and 24-Hour Lactate Clearance: Useful Indicators of Septic Infections in Severely Traumatized Patients
verfasst von
Adrian Billeter
Matthias Turina
Burkhardt Seifert
Ladislav Mica
Reto Stocker
Marius Keel
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
World Journal of Surgery / Ausgabe 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9896-y

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