Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as an Early Predictor of Infection in Elective Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery —a Prospective Observational Study

ConclusionRaised serum PCT values on postoperative day 3 indicate the presence of infections and should prompt the surgeon to consider other investigations to confirm the presence of IAI and other postoperative infections and plan early intervention thus expediting the postoperative recovery.Clinical Trial Registration NumberCTRI/2018/12/016695

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Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - July 30, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research