Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein to rule out infectious complications after major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 861-873

  Gans, Sarah L ^a   Atema, Jasper J ^a   van Dieren, Susan ^a   Koerkamp, Bas Groot ^b   Boermeester, Marja A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; C reactive protein; Diagnostic accuracy; Postoperative infectious complications

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABDOMEN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUBLISHING; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84931560054     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2205-y     Document Type: Review

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