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From: Serum Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are early biomarkers of acute kidney injury and predict prolonged mechanical ventilation in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a case-control study

Figure 2

Serum IL-6 and IL-8 are increased in patients who required prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). (a) Serum IL-6 levels at 2 hours after CPB were significantly increased in patients who required mechanical ventilation at 24 hours after CPB, compared with those who were extubated; P = 0.005. (The horizontal line represents the median; box encompasses the 25th through 75th percentiles; and whiskers encompass the 10th through 90th percentiles). (b) Serum IL-8 levels at 2 hours after CPB were significantly increased in patients who required mechanical ventilation at 24 hours after CPB, compared with those who were extubated; P = 0.0001.

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Critical Care

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