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Influence of shock on development of infection during acute pancreatitis in the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1505292     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study tested the hypothesis that hypovolemic shock elicits or promotes the development of infection during acute pancreatitis. Pancreatitis was induced in rats by ligation of the common biliopancreatic duct; nonlaparotomized animals served as controls. After 24 hr, the animals were subjected to either sham-shock (instrumented only) or to shock by withdrawal of blood through a femoral artery line by maintaining the mean arterial blood pressure at 30 mm Hg for 1 or 2 hr. After completion of the shock period, the shed blood was returned to the animal. All animals were sacrificed 24 hr later and specimens obtained from portal and systemic blood, liver, spleen, pancreas, and mesenteric lymph nodes for bacteriologic culture using standard techniques. The pancreas was also analyzed by morphometric techniques. The histologic changes of pancreatitis induced by biliopancreatic obstruction were characterized by marked edema with accompanying mild inflammation, hemorrhage, and necrosis. Concomitant with these morphologic findings was an associated translocation of enteric organisms to the mesenteric lymph nodes without spread to distant organs. Shock by itself induced only a mild edema in the pancreas and did not cause bacterial translocation. Furthermore, shock failed to aggravate the morphologic alterations of acute pancreatitis and did not promote bacterial spread to mesenteric nodes over that observed with pancreatitis alone. Thus, we conclude that periods of severe shock lasting up to 2 hr do not play a major role in the pathogenesis of infection in our model of pancreatitis.
Authors:
N S Runkel; G S Smith; L F Rodriguez; M T LaRocco; F G Moody; T A Miller
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Digestive diseases and sciences     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0163-2116     ISO Abbreviation:  Dig. Dis. Sci.     Publication Date:  1992 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-09-22     Completed Date:  1992-09-22     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902782     Medline TA:  Dig Dis Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1418-25     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Animals
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections / complications*
Male
Pancreas / pathology
Pancreatitis / complications*,  microbiology,  pathology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Shock / complications*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM 38529/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS

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