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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 1/2004

01-01-2004 | Original

Influence of surgical intervention in the immune response of severely injured patients

Authors: Sascha Flohé, Sven Lendemans, Fritz-Ulrich Schade, Ernst Kreuzfelder, Christian Waydhas

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Objective

Primary events such as severe injury and elective surgery cause a deterioration of the immune response measurable by reduction of expression of HLA-DR on monocytes or ex vivo LPS-induced TNFα production. The further influence of secondary surgery after severe injury on the immune response remains unresolved.

Design

Prospective observation study.

Setting

Surgical intensive care unit of an university hospital.

Patients

Sixteen severely injured patients with an ISS >25 points.

Measurements and results

On day 1 after trauma and immediately before secondary surgery, mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of HLA-DR expression on monocytes and TNFα ex vivo synthesis was significantly reduced compared to healthy donors. Overall, surgical intervention during the second week after trauma caused no further reduction of HLA-DR expression on monocytes and of the ex vivo TNFα-synthesis. However, major surgery such as intramedullary nailing or pelvic osteosynthesis caused reduction of the HLA-DR expression and TNFα-synthesis, whereas, minor surgical interventions such as osteosynthesis on peripheral joints exhibited no significant effects on the immune response. Surgical intervention performed to clear septic foci normalised immune response by elevating HLA-DR expression on monocytes and ex vivo TNFα synthesis. Severe injury caused elevated serum IL-10 levels, whereas secondary surgery did not induce a further increase in serum IL-10 levels.

Conclusion

This study shows that initial trauma as well as major secondary surgery causes a suppression of immune functions, whereas minor secondary surgery does not cause significant immune disturbance.
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Metadata
Title
Influence of surgical intervention in the immune response of severely injured patients
Authors
Sascha Flohé
Sven Lendemans
Fritz-Ulrich Schade
Ernst Kreuzfelder
Christian Waydhas
Publication date
01-01-2004
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2041-3

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