Does preoperative C-reactive protein predict respiratory infection after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
High preoperative hsCRP level is an independent predictor of respiratory infections in the mid-term postoperative period of elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The increased expression level of HIF-1α in the peritoneal tissue of ischemic buttons associated with postsurgical adhesions supports the major role for hypoxia in influencing peritoneal expression patterns of genes involved in the process of adhesion formation. As pivotal metabolic genes are upregulated, this seems to be an anabolic process associated with increased cellular metabolism.