PMID: 18214120Jan 25, 2008Paper

The effect of piroxicam on the prevention of postoperative retrosternal and pericardial adhesions

Acta Cardiologica
Ihsan IskesenHayrettin Sirin

Abstract

The presence of adhesions after heart operations increases the risk of life-threatening damage to the heart and extracardiac grafts. Infections, tissue injury and inflammations are suspected aetiologic agents. The main purpose of our study is to evaluate the effect of an antiinflammatory agent piroxicam on the formation of retrosternal and pericardial adhesions in a rabbit model. 23 of forty-two New Zealand white rabbits were labelled as group P (piroxicam group) and the others as group C (n = 19, control group). All animals were subjected to median sternotomy and abrasion was applied to the epicardium and pericardium. Piroxicam was given only to group P animals 10 mg/kg/day intramuscularly on the day of operation and twice daily for 2 days postoperatively. All animals were sacrificed on the 10th postoperative day. After cardiectomy, the pericardium was totally excised; retrosternal and pericardial adhesions were evaluated and scored. t-PA (tissue plasminogen activator), PAl-I (plasminogen activator inhibitor-I) levels and pericardial tissue myeloperoxidase activities were measured. More severe retrosternal and pericardial adhesions were observed in the control group (P < 0.05). Mean levels of t-PA were higher in the study grou...Continue Reading

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