title: A pilot randomized study of the neutrophil elastase inhibitor, Sivelestat, in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
abstract: The primary objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and safety of treatment with Sivelestat in humans to attenuate post-cardiopulmonary bypass lung injury. Twenty patients scheduled to undergo on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery were randomized to receive either 0.3 mg/kg/h intravenous Sivelestat sodium (Sivelestat group; n=10) or isotonic sodium chloride solution (placebo group, n=10), peri-operatively. Postoperative adverse events were recorded until hospital discharge. The alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (A-aDO(2)), intrapulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt) and dynamic lung compliance were determined four times peri-operatively as secondary exploratory outcomes. All patients completed study protocol without discontinuation of intervention. The number of total adverse clinical outcomes, including atrial fibrillation and superficial wound infection, was nine in seven patients in the placebo group and four in four patients in the Sivelestat group (P=0.37). The mean duration of the postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the Sivelestat group (19.0+/-3.4 vs. 25.6+/-9.1, P=0.04). The exploratory analysis of relative changes in lung functions showed trends toward attenuation of lung injury in the Sivelestat group in all three pulmonary parameters, though the inter-group difference could be due to chance (P>0.05). It is feasible to administer Sivelestat as a preventive measure against lung dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya 457-8510, Japan. tomonobu_abe@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tomonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007902:Length of Stay; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008170:Lung Compliance / Q000187:drug effects; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; C069195:sivelestat; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase; D005998:Glycine