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C-reactive protein levels following standard neurosurgical procedures

Bengzon, Johan LU ; Grubb, Anders LU orcid ; Bune, A ; Hellström, K ; Lindström, Veronica LU orcid and Brandt, Lennart LU (2003) In Acta Neurochirurgica 145(8). p.667-671
Abstract
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... (More)
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. (Less)
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C-reactive protein, postoperative, neurosurgery
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Acta Neurochirurgica
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145
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8
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Springer
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10.1007/s00701-003-0083-5
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Bengzon, Johan and Grubb, Anders and Bune, A and Hellström, K and Lindström, Veronica and Brandt, Lennart}},
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  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Acta Neurochirurgica}},
  title        = {{C-reactive protein levels following standard neurosurgical procedures}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00701-003-0083-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00701-003-0083-5}},
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