Affiliation:
1. Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
2. Department of Surgery, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
Abstract
Abstract
In 30 patients undergoing elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm the intramucosal pH (pHi) of the sigmoid colon was measured. Blood for endotoxin assay was taken at intervals before, during and after surgery. Daily measurements were made of liver transaminase activity and of arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2). The mean(s.e.m.) peak systemic endotoxin concentration in those who developed intramucosal acidosis (pHi below 7·00) was 90(14) pg/ml, compared with 42(5) pg/ml in those who did not (P < 0·01). In the 14 patients whose pHi fell below 7·00, the mean(s.e.m.) postoperative rise in aspartate transaminase activity was 346(74) per cent, compared with 181(20) per cent in those whose pHi remained above this level (P < 0·05). The mean(s.e.m.) postoperative ratio of PaO2, to the fraction of inspired oxygen was 177(11) mmHg in those with intramucosal acidosis, compared with 260(24) mmHg in those whose pHi remained above 7·00 (P < 0·01). These results demonstrate a relationship between bowel ischaemia, endotoxaemia and organ impairment following elective aneurysm repair.
Funder
Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast
British Heart Foundation and Department of Health and Social Services Board of Northern Ireland
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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