C-reactive protein elevation ratio as an early predictor of postoperative severe complications after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective study

C-reactive protein elevation ratio as an early predictor of postoperative severe complications after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective study

Abstract Background In gastrectomy, postoperative elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) is thought to be useful for predicting complications. Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is less invasive than laparotomy and the elevation of CRP is also mild. Postoperative complications such as anastomotic leakage...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Tanaka, Tatsuro Tamura, Takahiro Toyokawa, Kazuya Muguruma, Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Masaichi Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Postoperative complication
C-reactive protein
Gastric cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0582-9

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