C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of postoperative infection in pediatric patients: A prospective observational study of 103 patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1726-1731

  Baez, Yolanda Laporta ^a   Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Palomero ^b   De Vicente Sánchez, Jesus Carlos ^a   Carretero, Pascual Sanabria ^a   Martínez, Daniel Al Kassam ^c   Ferrer, Antonio Pérez ^a   Villoria, Clemente Muriel ^b   Rodríguez, Fernando Gilsanz ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Immunosuppression; Infection markers; Nosocomial infection; Pediatric intensive care; Surgical pediatric patients

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE;

BACTEREMIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80053044413     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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