Name: collecting and measuring nociceptive and inflammatory mediators in surgical wounds
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Dr. Carvalho&rsquo;s work is supported by a Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women's Health research grant from the Office of Research on Women's Health and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (5K12 HD043452). Dr Angst received supplies (the On-Q&reg; PainBuster&reg; Post-Op Pain Relief System) and funding for the conducting the biochemical assays from I-Flow (Lake Forest, CA).

Nociceptive and inflammatory biochemical mediator collection
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<li>The On-Q&reg; PainBuster&reg; Pain Relief System is inserted into the subcutaneous layer by the surgical team just prior to wound closure. The system continuously delivers normal saline (or local anesthetic) subcutaneously into the wound at a rate of 2 ml/h. </li>
<li>A three-way stopcock is incorporated into this system to allow aspiration of wound exudate at specified time points. </li>
<li>At time points specified by the protocol (e.g., 1, 6, 24, a...

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The On-Q&reg; PainBuster&reg; Pain Relief System should be inserted across the entire incision in subcutaneous layer just prior to wound closure. This facilitates aspiration via the three-way stopcock at the specified time intervals. The On-Q&reg; system continuously delivers normal saline subcutaneously into the wound at a rate of 2 ml/h. This prevents the catheter clotting and improves the reliability of the system to produce exudate samples. If aspiration of exudate is difficult (approximately 5% of cases), consider c...

A correction was made to: <a href="http://www.jove.com/video/962/">Collecting and Measuring Nociceptive and Inflammatory Mediators in Surgical Wounds</a>. A key reference was excluded.
A fifth reference:
 5. Carvalho, B., Clark, D. J. &amp; Angst, M. S. Local and Systemic Release of Cytokines, Nerve Growth Factor, Prostaglandin E2, and Substance P in Incisional Wounds and Serum Following Cesarean Delivery. The Journal of Pain : official journal of the American Pain Society 9 (7), 650-657 (2008).
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We describe a methodology by which we are able to collect and measure inflammatory and nociceptive biochemical mediators at the surgical wound site. Collecting site-specific biochemical markers allows us to evaluate the relationship between surgical wound and serum levels; determine any associations between mediator release, pain and analgesic consumption; and evaluate the effect of systemic and peripheral drug administration on surgical wound biochemistry.
This methodology has been applied to healthy women undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. Wound exudate and serum mediators, in conjunction with pain scores and analgesics consumption were measured at 1, 6, 24, and 48 hours post-cesarean delivery. Biochemical mediators that were detected included IL-1&beta;, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, TNF&alpha;, INF&gamma;, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1 and MIP-1&beta;, nerve growth factor (NGF), prostaglandin E2 (PG-E2) and substance P. We found no correlations between wound and serum cytokines concentrations or time-release profiles (J Pain. 2008 Jul 9(7):650-7). This article describes and demonstrates the feasibility of collecting and assaying nociceptive and inflammatory mediators in surgical wounds at specific time points. The lack of significant correlations between serum and wound levels shows the importance of determining site-specific release if surgical wounds and localized pathologies are to be studied.
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The objectives of this study were to test the feasibility of collecting and measuring inflammatory and nociceptive biochemical mediators at the surgical site; to evaluate the relationship between wound and serum levels; and to determine any associations between mediator release, pain and analgesic consumption post-cesarean delivery. Twenty healthy women undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia were enrolled. Wound exudate and serum mediators, pain scores and analgesics consumption were measured at 1, 6, 24, and 48 hours post-cesarean. In wound exudate, 19 out of 20 mediators were reliably detected including IL-1&beta;, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, TNF&alpha;, INF&gamma;, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1 and MIP-1&beta;, nerve growth factor (NGF), prostaglandin E2 (PG-E2) and substance P. Wound PG-E2 and various cytokines peaked early, whereas NGF showed a more delayed release. There were no correlations between the concentration versus time profile of wound and serum cytokines. This study demonstrates the feasibility of collecting and measuring nociceptive and inflammatory mediators in surgical wounds at specific time points. The lack of significant correlations between wound and serum levels emphasizes the importance of determining site-specific release if localized pathologies are to be studied.

A correction was made to: <a href="http://www.jove.com/video/962/">Collecting and Measuring Nociceptive and Inflammatory Mediators in Surgical Wounds</a>. A key reference was excluded. A revised abstract and the inclusion of a reference for figure 1 is republished here.

Erratum: Collecting and Measuring Nociceptive and Inflammatory Mediators in Surgical Wounds

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collecting and measuring nociceptive and inflammatory mediators in surgical wounds 

We describe a methodology by which we are able to collect and measure inflammatory and nociceptive biochemical mediators at the surgical wound site. Collecting site-specific biochemical markers allows us to evaluate the relationship between surgical wound and serum levels; determine any associations between mediator release, pain and analgesic consumption; and evaluate the effect of systemic and peripheral drug administration on surgical wound biochemistry.
This methodology has been applied to healthy women undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. Wound exudate and serum mediators, in conjunction with pain scores and analgesics consumption were measured at 1, 6, 24, and 48 hours post-cesarean delivery. Biochemical mediators that were detected included IL-1&beta;, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, TNF&alpha;, INF&gamma;, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1 and MIP-1&beta;, nerve growth factor (NGF), prostaglandin E2 (PG-E2) and substance P. We found no correlations between wound and serum cytokines concentrations or time-release profiles (J Pain. 2008 Jul 9(7):650-7). This article describes and demonstrates the feasibility of collecting and assaying nociceptive and inflammatory mediators in surgical wounds at specific time points. The lack of significant correlations between serum and wound levels shows the importance of determining site-specific release if surgical wounds and localized pathologies are to be studied.

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Collecting and Measuring Nociceptive and Inflammatory Mediators in Surgical Wounds

A technique to collect and measure surgical wound biochemical mediators at specific time points.

Collecting and Measuring Nociceptive and Inflammatory Mediators in Surgical Wounds 

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