What is the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein for the prediction and the exclusion of postoperative infectious complication after colorectal surgery?

Can J Surg. 2014 Dec;57(6):417-9. doi: 10.1503/cjs.015414.

Authors

Prosanto K Chaudhury, Marc G Jeschke, John R Monson; Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group

Collaborators

Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group:
N N Baxter, K J Brasel, C J Brown, P K Chaudhury, C M Divino, E Dixon, G W N Fitzgerald, S M Hameed, H J Henteleff, T G Hughes, L S Kao, A W Kirkpatrick, S Latosinsky, T M Mastracci, R S McLeod, A M Morris, T M Pawlik, L K Temple, M E McKenzie

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MeSH terms

C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
Digestive System Surgical Procedures*
Humans
Length of Stay*
Postoperative Complications / blood*

Substances

C-Reactive Protein