Plasma interleukin-6 levels correlate with survival in patients with bacterial sepsis and septic shock.
Monica Chavez VivasHector Fabio Villamarin GuerreroAntonio Jose TasconAugusto Valderrama-AguirrePublished in: Interventional medicine & applied science (2021)
We found significant differences between the plasma levels of IL-6 during the first 48 h after admission to the ICU among patients with sepsis and septic shock. Patients with sepsis had a significant decline in IL-6 levels, whereas in patients who developed septic shock, levels of this cytokine remained high and have a lower survival compared to those who maintained low levels of IL-6.