Preoperative, high IL-6 blood level is a risk factor of postoperative delirium onset in old patients

Preoperative, high IL-6 blood level is a risk factor of postoperative delirium onset in old patients

Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication in elderly patients undergoing surgery, but the underpinning causes are not clear. We hypothesized that inflammaging, the subclinical low and chronic grade inflammation characteristic of old people, can contribute to POD onset. Accord...

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Main Authors: Miriam eCapri, Stella eLukas Yani, Rabih eChattat, Daniela eFortuna, Laura eBucci, Catia eLanzarini, Cristina eMorsiani, Fausto eCatena, Luca eAnsaloni, Marco eAdversi, Rita Maria eMelotti, Gianfranco eDi Nino, Claudio eFranceschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Aging
inflammatory cytokines
postoperative delirium
Inflammaging
interleukin -6
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00173/full

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