Comparison of C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Count as Predictors of Infectious Complications after Colorectal Surgery: A Single-Center Experience

Am Surg. 2018 Aug 1;84(8):e337-e339.

Authors

Samuel Kim¹, Sharmeen Husain, Marc Boustany

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical Center, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

PMID: 30454470

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
Colectomy / adverse effects*
Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy / adverse effects
Laparotomy / adverse effects
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Leukocyte Count / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
ROC Curve
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis*
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology

Substances

C-Reactive Protein