Postoperative interleukin-8 levels are related to the duration of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and predict in-hospital postsurgical complications

Abbreviations

AC–

aortic clamping

CABG–

coronary artery bypass grafting

D0-1–

the day before the day of surgery

D2–

second day after the surgery

ECC–

extracorporeal circulation

hs-CRP–

high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

IL-1b–

interleukin 1b

IL-2–

interleukin 2

IL-6–

interleukin 6

IL-8–

interleukin 8

IQR–

interquartile range

LVEF–

left ventricular ejection fraction

PCI–

percutaneous coronary intervention

SYNTAX I–

SYNergy between PCI with TAXUS™ and Cardiac Surgery

TNFα–

tumor necrosis factor

WBC–

white blood cells