ArticleIrish journal of medical science2020
Predictive value of CRP/albumin ratio in major abdominal surgery.
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- An Exciting Performance of Established and Novel Biomarkers in Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) in predicting surgical site infection (SSI) following instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).International wound journal · 2023Article
- Outcomes in patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission after emergency laparotomy: A retrospective study.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2022Review
- Preoperative risk factors of incisional surgical site infection in severe or intractable ulcerative colitis.Surgery today · 2022Article
- C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio as a new biomarker in predicting surgical site infection after posterior lumbar interbody fusion and instrumentation.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- CRP/Albumin Has a Promising Prospect as a New Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionSurgical site infection (SSI) is a major cause of morbidity, resulting in significant healthcare and economic implications. The ability to predict patients at high risk of SSI may enable targeted follow-up and management. This study sought to examine the relationship between the CRP/albumin ratio in the prediction of SSI in patients undergoing emergency major abdominal surgery.
methodsA retrospective study of all patients who underwent emergency major abdominal surgery in our institution over 2 years was performed. Patients were identified from a prospectively maintained database of SSI's and cross-referenced with hospital records. Patient demographics including age, gender, ASA grade, and wound classification (clean, clean/contaminated, contaminated, and dirty) were collated.
resultsCRP preoperatively of greater than 5 was statistically significant in predicting an SSI (P < 0.05). In addition, preoperative serum albumin of < 32 was also significant in predicting a superficial site infection. Interestingly, preoperative CRP/albumin ratio did not predict SSI, but postoperative CRP/albumin ratio was predictive at both 24 and 48 hour time points (P < 0.05). Median length of stay in the SSI group was statistically significantly longer at 27.88 days (range 7-76) versus 18.32 days (1-56) (P < 0.01).
conclusionsThough CRP and albumin have merit in isolation in preoperative identification of patients at risk of SSI, CRP/albumin ratio is a useful postoperatively adjunct in predicting SSI postoperatively at 24 and 48hrs postoperatively.
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