Effects of recombinant human activated protein C on the fibrinolytic system of patients undergoing conventional or tight glycemic control
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Effects of recombinant human activated protein C on the fibrinolytic system of patients undergoing conventional or tight glycemic control / F. Polli, M. Savioli, M. Cugno, P. Taccone, G. Bellani, P. Spanu, A. Pesenti, G. Iapichino, L. Gattinoni. - In: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA. - ISSN 0375-9393. - 75:7-8(2009 Jul), pp. 417-426.
Abstract:
AIM: Recombinant human activated protein C (rh-APC) and tight glycemic control (TGC) have been shown to reduce mortality in septic patients. Both interventions can reduce the plasma concentration and/or activity of the most powerful suppressor of fibrinolysis, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). Our aim was to evaluate the effects on the fibrinolytic system after the administration of rh-APC in septic patients undergoing conventional or TGC. METHODS: Posthoc analysis of data was collected from 90 patients with severe sepsis/septic shock, randomized to either conventional or TGC groups. Independent of these treatments, patients with at least two organ dysfunctions simultaneously received rh-APC. Plasma levels of multiple biochemical markers for fibrinolysis, coagulation, and inflammation were determined every day for the 1st week and then on study days 9, 11, 13, 18, 23, and 28. Clinical data and sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores were also recorded. RESULTS: Patients who had received rh-APC exhibited significantly more impairments in fibrinolysis at baseline (PAI-1 activity 49.76 [24.61-71.82] vs 21.92 [6.47-55-83] IU/mL, P=0.03). The reductions in plasma PAI-1 activity over time associated with rh-APC treatment were different according to whether the treatment was administered to patients undergoing conventional or TGC (P=0.01). However, the most prominent reductions were in patients undergoing conventional glycemic control. Significant interactions between the two study interventions were also found for PAI-1 concentration (P<0.001), C-reactive protein (P=0.02), and interleukin-6 levels (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Both rh-APC and TGC appear to improve fibrinolysis in septic patients. The reduction in the impairment of fibrinolysis associated with rh-APC treatment seems greater in patients undergoing conventional glycemic control than in those undergoing TGC.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Blood glucose; Fibrinolysis; Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; Recombinant human activated protein C; Sepsis; Shock, septic
Elenco autori:
F. Polli, M. Savioli, M. Cugno, P. Taccone, G. Bellani, P. Spanu, A. Pesenti, G. Iapichino, L. Gattinoni
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