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[FT3 value is a possible risk indicator for patients undergoing vascular surgery]
F Consorti1, A Leventi, M Loponte
1Dipartimento di Chirurgia Francesco Durante, Università Sapienza di Roma, Italia. fabrizio.consorti@uniroma1.it
La Clinica Terapeutica
|September 17, 2009
Summary
Postoperative triiodothyronine (FT3) levels decrease after vascular surgery. Lower preoperative FT3 may predict inflammatory complications and correlate with atherosclerosis markers like fibrinogen.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Vascular Surgery
Context:
- Vascular surgery patients often experience physiological changes.
- Euthyroid Sick Syndrome (ESS) is a condition affecting thyroid hormone levels during illness.
Purpose:
- To investigate the postoperative changes in serum FT3 levels.
- To correlate ESS with postoperative complications.
- To examine the relationship between atherosclerosis markers and ESS.
Summary:
- A study of 28 vascular surgery patients observed a significant postoperative decrease in FT3 levels.
- No significant changes were noted in FT4 or TSH.
- Patients developing Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) showed a trend towards a greater FT3 decrease.
- A strong negative correlation was found between preoperative fibrinogen and FT3 levels.
Impact:
- Preoperative FT3 may serve as a predictor for inflammatory postoperative complications.
- Preoperative FT3 levels in atherosclerosis patients are inversely related to inflammation markers, particularly fibrinogen.
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