Clinical significance of early monitoring of serum PCT and IL-6 in patients with lower limbs long bone open fractures
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4130.2014.12.006
- VernacularTitle:早期监测下肢长骨开放性骨折患者血清PCT和IL-6的临床意义
- Author:
Jun RAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lower limbs long bone;
open fractures;
procalcitonin;
interleukin-6;
wound;
bacterial infection
- From:
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2014;(12):1534-1535,1538
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical significance of combined detection of serum procalcitonin (PCT)and interleukin 6 (IL-6 )in patients with lower limbs long bone open fractures before and after emergency debridement fixation and postoperative reg-ular antibiotics treatment.Methods Patients with lower limbs long bone open fractures within 8-24 h after injury were divided in-to wounds fester group,wounds contamination group and wounds non-contamination group.Serum PCT and IL-6 levels were detec-ted and compared between patients group and control group.Results Before treatment,PCT and IL-6 levels in wounds contamina-tion group and wounds fester group were higher than control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01),but those in wounds non-contamination group were not different with control group (P>0.05).After treatment,PCT and IL-6 levels in wounds fester group and wounds contamination group were decreased,but those in non-contamination group were with a trend of fluctuation.In the first day of treatment,PCT and IL-6 levels in contamination and fester group were higher than control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01),but there was no significant differences,compared with the levels before treatment(P>0.05).PCT and IL-6 levels in non-contamination group,compared with control group and levels before treatment,were not significantly different (P>0.05).In the third day of treatment,PCT and IL-6 levels in the three patient groups were higher than control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).PCT and IL-6 levels in fester and contamination group were not significantly different with the levels before treatment (P>0.05).PCT and IL-6 levels in non-contamination group were significantly higher than the levels before treatment (P<0.05).In the fifth day of treat-ment,with the improvement of disease condition,PCT and IL-6 levels decreased significantly.PCT and IL-6 levels in fester and contamination group were significantly higher than control group (P<0.05),but lower than the levels before treatment (P<0.05).PCT and IL-6 levels in non-contamination group were higher than control group and the levels before treatment (P>0.05). Conclusion Wounds infection could onset in patients combined with lower limbs long bone open fractures and soft tissue open inj u-ry.Dynamic monitoring of PCT and IL-6 levels might be significant for early prediction of bacteria infection,rational use of antibi-otics and promote healing of wounds and fractures.
