THE HIGH ELEVATION OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS AT ADMISSION REPRESENTS AN EARLY MORTALITY PREDICTOR IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS

THE HIGH ELEVATION OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS AT ADMISSION REPRESENTS AN EARLY MORTALITY PREDICTOR IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the highly elevated CRP levels at admission as a mortality predictor in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). METHODS: This retrospective study involved 78 adult patients with diagnosis cIAIs admitted to the Department of Surgic...

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Main Authors: E. Dimitrov, G. Minkov, E. Enchev, S. Nikolov, A. Petrov, Y. Yovtchev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2020-12-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
Subjects:
c-reactive protein
biomarkers
complicated intra-abdominal infections
sepsis
prognosis
outcome
mortality
Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/TJS%20-%20Suppl.1,%20Vol.18,%202020/18_E.Dimitrov.pdf

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