Procalcitonin as a Marker of Systemic Inflammation After Conventional or Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

E. Kilger; B. Pichler; A. E. Goetz; N. Rank; M. Welte; K. Mörstedt; H. O. Vetter; O. Gödje; C. Schmitz; P. Lamm; E. Engelschalk; D. Muehlbeyer; L. Frey

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1010209

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(3): 130-133
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010209

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Procalcitonin as a Marker of Systemic Inflammation After Conventional or Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

E. Kilger¹ , B. Pichler¹ , A. E. Goetz¹ , N. Rank¹ , M. Welte¹ , K. Mörstedt¹ , H. O. Vetter² , O. Gödje² , C. Schmitz² , P. Lamm² , E. Engelschalk³ , D. Muehlbeyer³ , L. Frey¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
²Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
³Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

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Abstract

Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) often induces a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). The concept of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) eliminates cardiopulmonary bypass. We evaluated the perioperative time course of procalcitonin (PCT) to compare the inflammatory response due to these two different surgical procedures. 57 patients were studied: CABG with CPB (n = 30), MIDCAB without CPB (n = 27). The following data were measured preoperatively, after induction of anesthesia, after separation from CPB in the CABG group or after left internal mammary artery (LIMA)-to-left anterior descending artery (LAD) anastomosis in MIDCAB group, and every 3 hours for the first 42 hours in the ICU: PCT, C-reactive protein (CRP), body temperature, hemodynamic parameters, and the need for catecholamines. Leucocyte counts were measured daily. For statistical analyses the Friedmann, Wilcoxon, or Mann-Whitney U tests were used. PCT in the CABG group rose to a maximum of 2.0 ng/ml (median) at 15 hrs postoperatively. In the MIDCAB group maximal PCT concentration was 0.7 ng/ml (median) (p < 0.05). CRP was elevated to 17.1 mg/dl in the CABG and 18.5mg/dl in the MIDCAB group (n.s.). The leucocyte counts were increased on day 2 in the CABG group (p < 0.05). In the CABG group about 25% of the patients needed noradrenaline, but in the MIDCAB group none (p < 0.05). Body temperature did not differ between both groups. The increase in PCT concentration was more pronounced after CABG, indicating a reduced inflammatory response after MIDCAB. CRP was increased after both procedures. PCT reflects the inflammatory response after cardiac bypass surgery with or without CPB.

Key words

Cardiac surgery - CABG - MIDCAB - SIRS - Procalcitonin

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