The influence of selected demographic factors and wound location on the concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) in the wound healing process after neurosurgery: Brief report

摘要

The main aim of the work was to estimate the influence of selected demographic factors and wound location on the concentration of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) in patients after neurosurgical operations. The study included 20 adult patients who received a surgical treatment because of degenerative spine changes. Measurements of the concentration of the VEGF-A in the patients' blood serum were taken three times (the first time - before the operation; the second time - during the first 24 hours after surgery; and the third time - between the fifth and the seventh day after the operation). No statistically significant correlation between the concentration of VEGF-A in the patients' blood serum before and after the operation was noted. A statistically significant correlation between the concentration of VEGF-A in the individual measurements was found. It can be concluded that people with a higher concentration of VEGF-A before surgery obtained a higher concentration of VEGF-A in the measurements taken after the operation. There is a statistically significant link between the patient's age and the concentration of VEGF-A during the immediate postoperative period (the older the patient, the higher the level of VEGF-A is observed).