C-Reactive Protein 2 Days After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Reliably Indicates Leaks and Moderately Predicts Morbidity

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 844-845

  Noble, F ^a,b   Curtis, N J ^a,b   Underwood, T J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875052115     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2082-4     Document Type: Letter

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