PLASMA TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR AND MORTALITY IN CRITICALLY ILL SEPTIC PATIENTS
PLASMA TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR AND MORTALITY IN CRITICALLY ILL SEPTIC PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1097/00003246-198906000-00001
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发表时间:
1989-06-01
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
VANDERLINDEN, CJ
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作者:
DEBETS, JMH;KAMPMEIJER, R;VANDERLINDEN, CJ
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) cachectin has been implicated as an important host mediator responsible for shock and multiple organ failure (MOF) observed during sepsis. Using a sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we measured plasma TNF levels in 43 septic patients suffering from a broad range of diseases. Measurements were taken on the day that sepsis was diagnosed. Eleven patients had detectable TNF plasma levels ranging from 10 to 100 pg/ml (TNF-positive group); in 32 patients circulating TNF could not be detected (TNF-negative group). The groups did not differ significantly as to age, underlying disease, percentage positive bacteremia and bacteriologic profile, sepsis score, and extent of MOF. Eight (73%) of 11 TNF-positive patients died from sepsis during ICU stay, vs. 11 (34%) of 32 TNF-negative patients (p<. 05). This study demonstrates that sepsis is accompanied by detectable circulating TNF in 25% of the cases, and for these patients mortality is twice that for comparable TNF-negative patients.(Crit Care Med 1989; 17: 489)