Are elevated interleukin-6 concentration and alterations of the coagulation system associated with the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in extremely preterm infants?
The association of elevated IL-6 levels with alterations of the coagulation profile and development of IVH found in our study supports the assumption of a close pathophysiological relation between inflammation and IVH.
in this study no risk factor/marker of the aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was so far detected in a population of aged male patients, but in some groups (as in the association of multiple factors) the number of patients was insufficient to reach any significant statistical conclusion.