Are reactive C protein and procalcitonin useful for early diagnosis of postoperative intraabdominal infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer?

Conclusions: The ratio between C reactive protein value on post-operative day 3 and the value on post-operative day 1 is a good predictor of post-operative intraabdominal infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy. PMID: 31631192 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31631192?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cirugia y Cirujanos - October 22, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Domínguez-Comesaña E, Domínguez-Fernández R, Quiroga-Veiga N, López-Gómez V, Estévez-Fernández S Tags: Cir Cir Source Type: research