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Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2016

Effects of different anaesthetics on cytokine levels in children with community-acquired pneumonia undergoing flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy.

Lin Chen, Jing Cheng, Yan-Lin Wang

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of international medical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lin ChenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Department of Anaesthesiology, Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Jing ChengDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Yan-Lin WangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China znyywyl@hotmail.com.
Hubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital · CNWuhan University · CNZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on cytokine levels in children with community-acquired pneumonia undergoing flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FFB).

methodChildren with community-acquired pneumonia were randomly assigned to receive 3-5 mg/kg propofol i.v. or 8% inhaled sevoflurane. Haemodynamic variables, stress hormone responses and serum cytokines were compared between the two groups.

resultsOut of 50 children aged 2-12 years (propofol, n = 25; sevoflurane, n = 25), there were no significant between-group differences in haemodynamic variables and stress hormones. Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 decreased significantly following FFB in both groups. IL-6 levels were significantly lower in the sevoflurane group than propofol group at 4 h and 1 d following FFB (61.3 ± 11.9 versus 82.6 ± 19.7 pg/ml; 52.8 ± 9.7 versus 75.4 ± 13.6 pg/ml, respectively). IL-10 levels in the sevoflurane group were significantly lower than in the propofol group at 1 d following FFB.

conclusionsIn children with community-acquired pneumonia, use of sevoflurane was associated with lower circulating IL-6 and IL-10 levels compared with propofol, following FFB. Pneumonia severity is reflected by higher blood cytokine levels, thus, sevoflurane may be more beneficial to recovery from community-acquired pneumonia than propofol, however further studies are required to test this hypothesis.

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BronchoscopyFiber Optic TechnologyAnestheticsChildChild, PreschoolCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCytokinesDemographyFemaleHemodynamicsHumansMaleMethyl EthersPiperidinesPneumoniaPropofolAnestheticsCytokinesMethyl EthersPiperidinesPropofolRemifentanilSevofluraneBronchoscopycytokinesphysiologicalpropofolsevofluranestress

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PMID27020594
PMCPMC5536689
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