Preoperative C-reactive protein level and outcome following coronary surgery

• Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 521 - 526
• Main Authors: Gaudino, Mario, Nasso, Giuseppe, Andreotti, Felicita, Minniti, Giuseppe, Iacoviello, Licia, Donati, Maria Benedetta, Schiavello, Rocco, Possati, Gianfederico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science B.V 01.10.2002; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; C-reactive protein; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Chi-Square Distribution; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Disease - blood; Coronary Disease - surgery; Fibrinogen - analysis; Humans; International Normalized Ratio; Leukocyte Count; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Partial Thromboplastin Time; Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 - analysis; Platelet Count; Postoperative Period; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Coronary artery bypass; C-reactive protein; Human; Prognosis; Mortality; Biological marker; Exploration; Inflammation; Fibrinolysis; Morbidity; Aortocoronary; Bypass; Surgery; Graft; Preoperative; C reactive protein

Objective: It has been suggested that a preoperative level of C-reactive protein (CRP)>5 mg/l is predictive of postoperative complications in cardiac surgery patients. Material and methods: Among 113 primary isolated coronary artery bypass patients, CRP was determined preoperatively and fibrinoge...