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ArticleHepatitis monthly2015

Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor Following Liver Resection: A Matched Cohort Study.

Shintaro Yamazaki, Tadatoshi Takayama, Masamichi Moriguchi, Yuki Hayashi, Yusuke Mitsuka, Nao Yoshida, Tokio Higaki

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor Sivelestat Attenuates Myocardial Injury after Cardioplegic Arrest in Rat Hearts.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2020
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shintaro YamazakiDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tadatoshi TakayamaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Masamichi MoriguchiDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki HayashiDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yusuke MitsukaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nao YoshidaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokio HigakiDepartment of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nihon University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSivelestat is a neutrophil elastase inhibitor (NEI) with positive impact on the respiratory complications in thoracic surgery. Based on the findings of a recent study, NEI may have a good response for avoiding ischemia reperfusion injury in liver resection.

objectivesThe current study aimed to examine the impact of NEI on the postoperative outcomes after liver resection. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe data were collected from 374 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo liver resection. Seven perioperative variables were matched on the basis of the patients' background. Then, the NEI (n = 61) and control (n = 61) groups were compared. NEI was administered at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg/h for three days from the postoperative day 0 (POD0). The liver function, coagulation activity, inflammatory response, respiratory complications, and overall complications were compared.

resultsThe levels of serum interleukin-6 (NEI group: 113 pg/mL [26.9 - 522.0] vs. control group: 174 [28.6 - 1040.6], P < 0.01) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (2.9 IU/L [range: 0.1 - 8.6] vs. 4.11 [0.3 - 13.8], P = 0.01) on the first postoperative day (POD1) and the alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference (32.3 Torr [-28.6 - 132.3] vs. 46.6 [-11.2 - 251.6], P = 0.04) on the third postoperative day (POD3) were significantly lower in the NEI group than the control group. The rate of pleural effusion was significantly lower in the NEI group compared to that of the control group [13 patients (21.3%) vs. 23 (37.7%), P = 0.04]. However, the coagulation activities (P = 0.68), liver function (P = 0.69), non-respiratory complications (P = 0.84), and overall complications (P = 0.71) did not differ significantly between the groups.

conclusionsIntravenous NEI administration had positive impact on the postoperative inflammatory response and oxygenation while it did not affect either coagulation or the liver function, as well as severe grade complications following resection.

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ComplicationLiver ResectionNeutrophil Elastase Inhibitor

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