Diagnostic Value of C-reactive Protein for Detection of Postoperative Inflammatory Complications After Gastroesophageal Cancer Surgery

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Given Indication for Gastroesophageal Cancer Surgery

Treatments: Other: gastroesophageal cancer surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01249534

EKSG10/144

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although widely used, there is a lack of evidence concerning diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the postoperative course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CRP for postoperative inflammatory complications after gastroesophageal cancer.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients with gastroesophageal cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

• lack of measurement of C-reactive protein

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Patients after gastroesophageal cancer surgery

Treatment:

Other: gastroesophageal cancer surgery