title: CRP levels as a measure of surgical trauma: a comparison of different general surgical procedures.
abstract: Acute phase proteins are released into the circulation as part of the metabolic response to trauma. C reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to be the most specific and sensitive indicator of trauma. We measured pre- and postoperative CRP levels in patients undergoing varicose vein surgery, inguinal herniorrhaphy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open cholecystectomy. A significant difference is shown between the levels found in those undergoing varicose vein, hernia surgery or open cholecystectomy; however, there is no significant difference in the CRP levels between open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McBirnie
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein