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C-reactive protein levels following standard neurosurgical procedures

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Summary, in English

Background. The aim of the present study was to establish the magnitude and time-course of C-reactive protein increases following routine neurosurgical procedures in the absence of clinical and laboratory signs of infection. Method. C-reactive protein levels were studied daily following ventriculo-peritoneal shunt implantation, anterior cervical fusion, vestibular schwannoma operation, supratentorial glioma surgery, endovascular intracranial aneurysm treatment and open cerebral aneurysm surgery. Findings. The magnitude of the C-reactive protein increase depended on the extent of surgical trauma and peak-levels were recorded between postoperative day one and four after which the levels tapered off. Interpretation. Increases occur-ring after the fourth postoperative day are likely to be caused by complications of surgery, e.g. infection.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

667-671

Publication/Series

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volume

145

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Surgery
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Neurology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology

Keywords

  • C-reactive protein
  • postoperative
  • neurosurgery

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0001-6268