Research Article

Measurement of Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in the First 72 Hours after Severe Trauma: Association with Severity and Outcome

Table 4

Relationship between mediators and the outcomes (Mann-Whitney test).

Yes
Med. (P25–P75)
No
Med. (P25–P75)
P

ICU admission
IL-6
pg/mL
24 h569 (177–1440)190 (131–439)0.006
48 h315 (140–567)117 (60–204)0.001
72 h295 (129–585)53.7 (29.1–171)0.001
IL-10
pg/mL
72 h3.35 (0.1–15.2)0.1 (0.1–4.0)0.0019
ICAM-1
ng/mL
72 h272 (206–445)222 (191–316)0.048

ARDS
IL-6
pg/mL
72 h419 (135–622)145 (36.4–429)0.036
IL-10
pg/mL
Admission128 (102–187)51.1 (16.4–146)0.007
24 h13.1 (8.3–46.8)3.6 (0.1–14.3)0.003
48 h6.7 (0.1–23.3)0.1 (0.1–4.3)0.035
72 h10.8 (1.2–16.3)0.1 (0.1–5.4)0.015
ICAM-1
ng/mL
48 h342 (234–457)225 (196–311)0.031

MODS
IL-6
pg/mL
48 h319 (242–711)169 (86–344)0.034
72 h405 (129–1184)112 (36–271)0.002
IL-10
pg/mL
24 h10.2 (3.6–25.6)1.2 (0.1–14.3)0.008
72 h10.8 (1.2–17.7)0.1 (0.1–3.6)<0.001
ICAM-1
ng/mL
24 h306 (220–370)202 (178–287)0.018
48 h296 (230–486)220 (194–300)0.034
72 h307 (200–614)240 (202–322)0.002
TNFα
pg/mL
48 h17.8 (10.4–24)10.3 (6.4–16.4)0.016

Death
IL-6
pg/mL
72 h441 (197–1527)144 (47–445)0.024
IL-10
pg/mL
48 h10.9 (0.1–16.8)0.1 (0.1–4)0.025
72 h19.1 (11.6–40.6)0.1 (0.1–5.0)0.001