Value of Serum Procalcitonin in Evaluating the Prognosis of Sepsis in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Emergency Colorectal Surgery

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-93

  Li, Yong ^a   Jin, Zhao Chen ^a   Cai, Yan ^a   Ji, Mu Sen ^a   Liu, Jing ^a  

^a AFFILIATED PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Emergency colorectal surgery; Procalcitonin; Prognosis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877057408     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0631-4     Document Type: Article

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