Abstract
Background: Changes in blood hormone and cytokine were investigated in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy via insufflation (CO2 group) vs those who had abdominal wall-lifting (Air group).
Methods: Seventeen female patients with cholecystolithiasis were randomly divided into two groups. Peripheral blood samples were obtained during perioperative period, and plasma hormone levels (ACTH, cortisol) and serum cytokine levels (TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10) were measured.
Results: The number of circulating lymphocytes significantly decreased at 1 h after surgery in both groups, but the decrease in the CO2 group was significantly smaller than that in the Air group. There was no significant difference in hormone elevation between groups. Serum concentrations of IL-6 and IL-10 in the Air group were significantly higher than in the CO2 group.
Conclusions: CO2 insufflation may reduce cytokine production in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Received: 10 November 1996/Accepted: 19 February 1997
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Yoshida, T., Kobayashi, E., Suminaga, Y. et al. Hormone-cytokine response . Surg Endosc 11, 907–910 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900484
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900484