Inflammatory markers as predictors of surgical site infection after elective colorectal cancer surgery.

Langenbecks Arch Surg

Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, University Hospital of Dijon, 14, rue Paul Gaffarel, 21079, Dijon Cedex, France,

Published: August 2014

We raise some doubts regarding the methods, results and conclusions obtained by Takakura et al. in their article published in the August's issue of the journal about the use of inflammatory markers as early predictors of surgical infection after colorectal cancer surgery.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-014-1209-3DOI Listing

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