Procalcitonin, as an early biomarker of colorectal anastomotic leak, facilitates enhanced recovery after surgery

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 528-532

  Giaccaglia, V ^a   Salvi, P F ^a   Cunsolo, G V ^a   Sparagna, A ^a   Antonelli, M S ^a   Nigri, G ^a   Balducci, G ^a   Ziparo, V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Colorectal surgery; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOIDECTOMY; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; ELECTIVE SURGERY;

AGED; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 84902266371     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.036     Document Type: Article

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