Observation of curative effect of soft channel minimally invasive treatment for hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage and its influence on serum IL-18, VEGF, CRP and TNF-α in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage

Objective To investigate the effect of soft channel minimally invasive treatment on hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH) and its influence on serum interleukin-18 (IL-18), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Methods From April 2017 to April 2019, 82 patients with HICH admitted to Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were randomly divided into observation group (41 cases) and control group (41 cases) according to random number table method.The control group was treated with hard channel minimally invasive treatment, while the observation group was treated with soft channel minimally invasive treatment.The therapeutic effect, intracranial hematoma volume, serum levels of IL-18, VEGF, CRP and TNF-α before and 7 days after operation, neurological deficit degree (NIHSS) scores before and 3 months after operation, and complications after operation were compared between the two groups. Results The total effective rate of the observation group (92.68%) was higher than that of the control group (70.73%) (χ2=6.609, P<0.05). The amount of intracranial hematoma in the observation group [(4.03±1.10)mL] was lower than that in the control group [(7.17±1.36)mL] (t=11.495, P<0.05). At 7 d after operation, the serum levels of IL-18[(123.74±10.27)ng/L], VEGF[(113.28±12.10)ng/L], CRP[(17.83±3.20)mg/L] and TNF-α[(0.65±0.12)ng/L] in the observation group were lower than those in the control group [(150.38±13.21)ng/L, (141.63±16.87)ng/L, (29.96±4.53)mg/L and (1.09±0.17)ng/L] (t=11.638, 9.101, 13.831, 5.569, all P<0.05). The NIHSS score of the observation group[(16.53±3.19)points] was lower than that of the control group[(23.43±4.65)points] at 3 months after operation (t=7.824, P<0.05). The incidence of complications in the observation group (12.20%) was lower than that in the control group (34.15%) (χ2=5.549, P<0.05). Conclusion Soft channel minimally invasive treatment for HICH has good effect and can reduce the changes of serum levels of IL-18, VEGF, CRP and TNF-α. Key words: Intracranial hemorrhage, hypertensive; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive; Soft channel minimally invasive; Hard channel minimally invasive; Interleukin-18; Vascular endothelial growth factor; C-reactive protein; Tumor necrosis factor-α