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Titel:

C-reactive protein levels for early detection of postoperative infection after fracture surgery in 787 patients.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Neumaier, M; Scherer, MA
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: For early detection of postoperative infections, the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be useful. We analyzed baseline and time-dependent reference values for the postoperative use of CRP as an indicator of infection. METHODS: We studied the kinetics of CRP levels after fracture surgery in 1,418 patients. In 787 cases the operative fracture treatment was uneventful; in 17 of the other cases a deep wound infection occurred. RESULTS: In the uneventful cases, a similar...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Acta Orthop
Jahr:
2008
Band / Volume:
79
Heft / Issue:
3
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
428-32
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1080/17453670710015355
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18622849
Print-ISSN:
1745-3674
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie
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