Why the study?
Are high plasma levels of interleukin-6 associated with multiple organ failure in patients with cardiogenic shock?
Population
51 patients with cardiogenic shock, 26 patients with septic shock, and 11 noncritically ill controls in an…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
ICU stay
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May aid early risk stratification in cardiogenic shock; hypothesis-generating for IL-6-targeted interventions pending prospective trials.
Are high plasma levels of interleukin-6 associated with multiple organ failure in patients with cardiogenic shock?
High IL-6 levels in patients with cardiogenic shock are strongly associated with the development and presence of multiple organ failure, reaching levels comparable to those seen in septic shock.
Geppert et al. (2002) studied this question.
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