Interleukin-6 on postoperative day three as an early predictor of infections following laparoscopic gastric cancer resection

Abstract Background To investigate the role of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) as early predictors of infectious complications after laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery. Methods Patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery between January 2020 an...

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Published in:	BMC Surgery
Main Authors:	Yongzhou Huang, Lei Yang, Wenchang Yang, Pei Zhou, Qi Jiang, Weizhen Liu, Yuping Yin, Xiangyu Zeng, Peng Zhang, Kaixiong Tao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Interleukin-6 Procalcitonin C-reactive protein Gastric cancer Postoperative complications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02381-8