Early inflammatory biomarkers as predictive factors for freedom from infection after colorectal cancer surgery: a prospective cohort study

• Author(s): Goulart, André ; Ferreira, Carla ; Estrada, Alexandra ; Nogueira, Fernanda ; Martins, Sandra ; Mesquita-Rodrigues, António ; Sousa, Nuno ; Teixeira, Pedro Alexandre Leão Araújo Gonçalves
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/57965
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Calcitonin; Colorectal Neoplasms; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; Female; Humans; Leukocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Serum Albumin; Surgical Wound Infection; colorectal cancer; C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio; surgical site infection
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

Different biomarkers are useful in diagnosing infections. The aim of this work was to clarify the relation between different inflammatory biomarkers (white blood cell [WBC] count, C-reactive protein [CRP], procalcitonin [PCT], and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio [CAR]) and early infectious complications after colorectal surgery.