Thoracic epidural anesthesia decreases endotoxin-induced endothelial injury

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 2 Plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cytokines

Variable	LPS - TEA -	LPS + TEA -	LPS + TEA +
Norepinephrine [ng/l]	2979 [2528,3826]	4543 [3750,5458]	5052 [2902,7252]
Epinephrine [ng/l]	293 [162,496]	901 [568,1628] #	614 [488,1078]
IL-1β [pg/ml]	29.3 [19.7,37.8]	59.9 [54.0,67.7] *	47.7 [32.0,57.5
TNF-α [pg/ml]	16.0 [14.3,17.7]	17.6 [15.7,19.4]	19.6 [18.0,25.8]

Plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cytokines at the end of the experiment. LPS = lipopolysaccharide, TEA = thoracic epidural anesthesia. IL-1β = interleukin-1β, TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-α. Data are median [quartiles], # p < 0.05 vs. LPS - TEA – and LPS + TEA +; * p < 0.05 vs. LPS - TEA -.

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