Rising C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin Levels Precede Early Complications After Esophagectomy

BACKGROUND: Elective esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction carries a high risk for complications. Early and accurate diagnosis could improve patient management. Increased C-reactive protein (CRP) levels may be associated with any, surgical or infectious, complication and procalcitonin (PCT)...

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Published in:J Gastrointest Surg
Main Authors: Hoeboer, Sandra H., Groeneveld, A. B. Johan, Engels, Noel, van Genderen, Michel, Wijnhoven, Bas P. L., van Bommel, Jasper
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4361731/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25663633
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11605-015-2745-z
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