scholarly journals The relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines levels and some nutritional parameters in patients with traumatic head injury in Sulaimani

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1571-1575
Author(s):  
S. A. Ezzaddin

Background: Research has provided evidence that malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score has a relation with interleukin-6 but not with other cytokines. In addition, the relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and some nutritional parameters has not yet been studied in traumatic head injured patients. Therefore, the aim of the current study is examining the relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines levels and some nutritional parameters in patients with traumatic head injury in the intensive care unit (ICU) of General Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2016-17. Methods: Using appropriate methods and tools, the patients’ (NUTRIC) score, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), disease severity and organ dysfunction, concentration level of serum cytokines (IL-6) were assessed within 24 hours after admission. All of the mentioned measurements except the serum interleukin were also assessed on days 6 and 13 of staying in ICU. Afterwards, in order to examine the relationship between the study’s variables, the collected data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test through SPSS 22.0. Results: The results of data analysis using Mann-Whitney U and independent samples T-tests revealed that there was a significant relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and the studied interleukin (IL-6) within 24 hours after ICU admission. Other studied variables that had a significant association with the patients’ (NUTRIC) score within 24 hours after ICU admission were APACHE II score, SOFA score, and MUAC, this significant association has been seen on days 6 and 13 after ICU admission between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and serum cytokines (IL-6) APACHE II, and SOFA scores. Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6) along with other factors such as APACHE II and SOFA had significantly higher among patients with risk of malnutrition. Keywords: pro-inflammatory cytokines, traumatic head injury (THI), nutritional score

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1755-1759
Author(s):  
Shahow Abdulrehman Ezzaddin

Background: Research has provided evidence that malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score has a relation with interleukin-6 but not with other cytokines. In addition, the relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and some nutritional parameters has not yet been studied in traumatic head injured patients. Therefore, the aim of the current study is examining the relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines levels and some nutritional parameters in patients with traumatic head injury in the intensive care unit (ICU) of General Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2016-17. Methods: Using appropriate methods and tools, the patients’ (NUTRIC) score, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), disease severity and organ dysfunction, concentration level of serum cytokines (IL-6) were assessed within 24 hours after admission. All of the mentioned measurements except the serum interleukin were also assessed on days 6 and 13 of staying in ICU. Afterwards, in order to examine the relationship between the study’s variables, the collected data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test through SPSS 22.0. Results: The results of data analysis using Mann-Whitney U and independent samples T-tests revealed that there was a significant relation between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and the studied interleukin (IL-6) within 24 hours after ICU admission. Other studied variables that had a significant association with the patients’ (NUTRIC) score within 24 hours after ICU admission were APACHE II score, SOFA score, and MUAC, this significant association has been seen on days 6 and 13 after ICU admission between malnutrition screening tool (NUTRIC) score and serum cytokines (IL-6) APACHE II, and SOFA scores. Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6) along with other factors such as APACHE II and SOFA had significantly higher among patients with risk of malnutrition. Keywords: pro-inflammatory cytokines, traumatic head injury (THI), nutritional score


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Bryant ◽  
Jennifer J. Vasterling ◽  
Charles W. Hoge ◽  
Janet Harris

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Hallén ◽  
Mathias Karlsson ◽  
Rickard Carlhed ◽  
Thomas Hallgren ◽  
Mikael Bergenheim

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. E5
Author(s):  
Prateeka Koul ◽  
Christine Mau ◽  
Victor M. Sabourin ◽  
Chirag D. Gandhi ◽  
Charles J. Prestigiacomo

World War I advanced the development of aviation from the concept of flight to the use of aircraft on the battlefield. Fighter planes advanced technologically as the war progressed. Fighter pilot aces Francesco Baracca and Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) were two of the most famous pilots of this time period. These courageous fighter aces skillfully maneuvered their SPAD and Albatros planes, respectively, while battling enemies and scoring aerial victories that contributed to the course of the war. The media thrilled the public with their depictions of the heroic feats of fighter pilots such as Baracca and the Red Baron. Despite their aerial prowess, both pilots would eventually be shot down in combat. Although the accounts of their deaths are debated, it is undeniable that both were victims of traumatic head injury.


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