Observational analysis of changes in thyroid function after acute traumatic and infectious abdominal surgery / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the thyroid function changes and clinical significance after acute traumatic and infectious abdominal surgery.Methods:The clinical data of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute traumatic and infectious abdominal surgery during the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021 in the First Medical Center of People′s Liberation Army General Hospital were retrospectively analyzed using retrospective case-control study. Eligible cases were obtained according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and an observation group was set ( n=65). According to the factors such as gender, age, body mass index, and surgical site (organ), a 1∶1 propensity score matching method was used to match the same number of non-traumatic non-infectious abdominal surgery patients admitted in the same time interval, and they were set as the control group ( n=65). The preoperative white blood cells, neutrophils, interleukin -6, c-reactive protein, and procalcitonin were collected, and the thyroid function index for the first time after operation was calculated. The incidence of postoperative thyroid dysfunction was calculated. The thyroid function changes of patients with thyroid dysfunction after exogenous thyroid hormone replacement therapy and the effects on complications and mortality within 30 days were observed. Measurement data of normal distribution were expressed as mean standard deviation( ± s), and t-test was used for comparison between groups. Enumeration data were compared between groups using chi-square test. Results:In the observation group, there were 50 patients with thyroid dysfunction (76.9%). After a 1∶1 match, the baseline of the observation group and the control group was level and comparable. The preoperative inflammatory indexes such as leukocyte, neutrophil ratio, interleukin -6, C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in the observation group were (23.7±5.7)×10 12/L, 0.86±0.13, (66.7±16.3) ng/L, (365.8±77.9) mg/L and (17.9±3.5) μg/L, respectively. Those in the control group were (12.3±2.7)×10 12/L, 0.71±0.04, (8.5±4.7) ng/L, (14.3±6.5) mg/L and (1.3±0.6) μg/L, respectively. The elevations in the observation group were different from those in the control group( P<0.05). In the first postoperative thyroid function test, T3 and FT3 in the observation group were (1.07±0.54) nmol/L and (2.23±1.02) pmol/L, respectively, and those in the control group were (1.61±0.34) nmol/L and (4.36±1.25) pmol/L, respectively. These values in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group( P<0.05). On the 10th day after surgery, T3 and FT3 levels in the exogenous thyroid supplementation group rapidly increased and gradually returned to the normal level. In addition, the total hospitalization time of patients in the observation group was significantly shortened, and the incidence and mortality of postoperative complications were reduced. The results in the observation group were (13.47±4.66) d, 17.6% and 11.8%, respectively. The corresponding results in the control group were (16.33±5.18) d, 36.4% and 21.2%, respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant( P<0.05). Conclusion:The incidence of thyroid dysfunction after acute traumatic and infectious abdominal surgery is high, and exogenous thyroxine supplementation can improve the outcome of patients.