scholarly journals What is the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein for the prediction and the exclusion of postoperative infectious complication after colorectal surgery?

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-419
Author(s):  
Prosanto Chaudhury ◽  
Marc Jeschke ◽  
John Monson
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Infectious Complication ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Postoperative Infectious Complication ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals Usefulness of Presepsin for the Early Detection of Infectious Complications after Elective Colorectal Surgery, Compared with C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Amanai ◽  
Kishiko Nakai ◽  
Junichi Saito ◽  
Eiji Hashiba ◽  
Takuya Miura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Postoperative Mortality ◽  
Clinical Problem ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Infectious Complications ◽  
Infected Group ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Elective Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Reactive Protein

Abstract Background: Infectious complications remain a major clinical problem in colorectal surgery, contributing to prolonged hospital stays, additional costs and significant postoperative mortality. Presepsin has been reported to be a useful marker to diagnose sepsis, similar or superior to procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP), and plasma presepsin concentrations are associated with the severity of sepsis and its outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of presepsin in the early detection of infectious complications after elective colorectal surgery, compared with CRP and PCT.Methods: This study was a prospective observational study. Patients of age >18 who underwent elective colon resections were enrolled and patients with end-stage kidney disease were excluded. Blood samples were collected just before surgery and on postoperative day (POD) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Infectious complications were diagnosed by surgeons. Results: A total of 114 patients were examined, and 27 patients (23.7%) developed infectious complications: 11 anastomotic leaks, 13 intra-abdominal infections, and 3 wound infections. CRP and PCT markedly increased from POD1 to POD3 and then gradually decreased toward POD6 in both groups, but the trends of the decrease in the infected group were blunt, compared with those in the non-infected group. On the other hand, presepsin did not show major changes just after surgery, but it increased on POD4 and POD6, when the complications occurred. ROC analysis to predict infectious complications revealed that the best accuracy was obtained on POD 6 for all biomarkers. CRP showed excellent predictability and presepsin showed good predictability. However, the cut-off values of all biomarkers were relatively lower than expected. Conclusions: The trends of change in presepsin following colorectal surgeries were distinct from those of CRP and PCT. Monitoring the presepsin trends after colorectal surgeries could be helpful to detect postoperative infectious complications.Trial registration: UMIN000025313. Registered on 17 December 2016.

Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP) and clinical findings associated with osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zahra Soleimani ◽  
Fatemeh Amighi ◽  
Zarichehr Vakili ◽  
Mansooreh Momen-Heravi ◽  
Seyyed Alireza Moravveji
Keyword(s):  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of osteomyelitis is a key step of diabetic foot management. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a novel infection marker. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin and other conventional infection markers and clinical findings in diagnosis of osteomyelitis in diabetic foot patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This diagnostic value study was carried out on ninety patients with diabetic infected foot ulcers admitted in Kashan Beheshti Hospital, 2016. After obtaining consent, 10 cc blood sample was taken for measuring serum PCT, CBC, ESR, CRP and FBS. Clinical characteristics of the wounds were noted. Magnetic resonance imaging of the foot was performed in all patients to diagnose osteomyelitis. All statistical analyses were done with the use of SPSS-16. RESULTS: PCT levels were 0.13 ± 0.02 ng/mili patients with osteomyelitis (n= 45) and 0.04 ± 0.02 ng/ml in patients without osteomyelitis (n= 45). PCT, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein was found significantly higher in patients with osteomyelitis (p< 0.001). The ROC curve was calculated for PCT. The area under the ROC curve for infection identification was 1 (p< 0.001). The best cut-off value for PCT was 0.085 ng/ml. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 100%, 97.8%,97.8% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: In this group of patients, PCT was useful to discriminate patients with bone infection. Also, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein can be used as a marker of osteomyelitis in diabetic patients.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Value of C-Reactive Protein in Discrimination between Uncomplicated and Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion

Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 829
Author(s):  
Yana Kogan ◽  
Edmond Sabo ◽  
Majed Odeh
Keyword(s):  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Parapneumonic Effusion ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Diagnostic Efficacy ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion

Objectives: The role of serum C-reactive protein (CRPs) and pleural fluid CRP (CRPpf) in discriminating uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion (UCPPE) from complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE) is yet to be validated since most of the previous studies were on small cohorts and with variable results. The role of CRPs and CRPpf gradient (CRPg) and of their ratio (CRPr) in this discrimination has not been previously reported. The study aims to assess the diagnostic efficacy of CRPs, CRPpf, CRPr, and CRPg in discriminating UCPPE from CPPE in a relatively large cohort. Methods: The study population included 146 patients with PPE, 86 with UCPPE and 60 with CPPE. Levels of CRPs and CRPpf were measured, and the CRPg and CRPr were calculated. The values are presented as mean ± SD. Results: Mean levels of CRPs, CRPpf, CRPg, and CRPr of the UCPPE group were 145.3 ± 67.6 mg/L, 58.5 ± 38.5 mg/L, 86.8 ± 37.3 mg/L, and 0.39 ± 0.11, respectively, and for the CPPE group were 302.2 ± 75.6 mg/L, 112 ± 65 mg/L, 188.3 ± 62.3 mg/L, and 0.36 ± 0.19, respectively. Levels of CRPs, CRPpf, and CRPg were significantly higher in the CPPE than in the UCPPE group (p < 0.0001). No significant difference was found between the two groups for levels of CRPr (p = 0.26). The best cut-off value calculated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for discriminating UCPPE from CPPE was for CRPs, 211.5 mg/L with area under the curve (AUC) = 94% and p < 0.0001, for CRPpf, 90.5 mg/L with AUC = 76.3% and p < 0.0001, and for CRPg, 142 mg/L with AUC = 91% and p < 0.0001. Conclusions: CRPs, CRPpf, and CRPg are strong markers for discrimination between UCPPE and CPPE, while CRPr has no role in this discrimination.

Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein in discriminating fungal from nonfungal pulmonary infiltrates in patients with hematologic malignancies

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 874-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Offidani ◽  
Laura Corvatta ◽  
Lara Malerba ◽  
Maria-Novella Piersantelli ◽  
Esther Manso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Pulmonary Infiltrates

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SERUM PROCALCITONIN AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN EGYPTIAN CHILDREN WITH STREPTOCOCCAL TONSILLOPHARYNGITIS

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Elsammak ◽  
Hossam Hanna ◽  
Abeer Ghazal ◽  
Fatma Badr Edeen ◽  
Mona Kandil
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Egyptian Children

Diagnostic accuracy of serum inflammatory markers in late fracture-related infection

2018 ◽  
Vol 100-B (12) ◽  
pp. 1542-1550 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. van den Kieboom ◽  
P. Bosch ◽  
J. D. J. Plate ◽  
F. F. A. IJpma ◽  
R. Kuehl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Mixed Effects Models ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation ◽  
Serum Inflammatory Markers

Aims To assess the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP), leucocyte count (LC), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in late fracture-related infection (FRI). Materials and Methods PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched focusing on the diagnostic value of CRP, LC, and ESR in late FRI. Sensitivity and specificity combinations were extracted for each marker. Average estimates were obtained using bivariate mixed effects models. Results A total of 8284 articles were identified but only six were suitable for inclusion. Sensitivity of CRP ranged from 60.0% to 100.0% and specificity from 34.3% to 85.7% in all publications considered. Five articles were pooled for meta-analysis, showing a sensitivity and specificity of 77.0% and 67.9%, respectively. For LC, this was 22.9% to 72.6%, and 73.5% to 85.7%, respectively, in five articles. Four articles were pooled for meta-analysis, resulting in a 51.7% sensitivity and 67.1% specificity. For ESR, sensitivity and specificity ranged from 37.1% to 100.0% and 59.0% to 85.0%, respectively, in five articles. Three articles were pooled in meta-analysis, showing a 45.1% sensitivity and 79.3% specificity. Four articles analyzed the value of combined inflammatory markers, reporting an increased diagnostic accuracy. These results could not be pooled due to heterogeneity. Conclusion The serum inflammatory markers CRP, LC, and ESR are insufficiently accurate to diagnose late FRI, but they may be used as a suggestive sign in its diagnosis.

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