Clinical impact of creatine phosphokinase and c-reactive protein as predictors of postgastrectomy complications in patients with gastric cancer

Abstract Background Postoperative complications have been linked to the morbidity and mortality of several cancers. However, predicting whether complications will occur in the early period after surgery or not is challenging. Hence, this study aimed to examine the diagnostic accuracy of serum creati...

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Main Authors: Keishi Okubo, Takaaki Arigami, Daisuke Matsushita, Takashi Kijima, Masataka Shimonosono, Yoshikazu Uenosono, Shigehiro Yanagita, Hiroshi Kurahara, Shinichiro Mori, Takao Ohtsuka, Shoji Natsugoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07801-z