title: Blood count and C-reactive protein evolution in gastric cancer patients with total gastrectomy surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The complete blood count (CBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are useful inflammatory parameters for ruling out acute postoperative inflammatory complications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine their changes in gastric cancer patients submitted to total gastrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective study, with 36 patients with gastric cancer who were submitted to elective total gastrectomy. On the first, third and fifth postoperative day (POD), blood count and CRP changes were assessed. Patients with postoperative complications were excluded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-one (58%) were men and 15 (42%) women. The mean age was 65 years. The leukocytes peaked on the 1st POD with a mean of 13,826 u/mm³, and decreased to 8,266 u/mm³ by the 5th POD. The bacilliforms peaked on the 1st POD with a maximum value of 1.48%. CRP reached its maximum level on the 3rd POD with a mean of 144.64 mg/l±44.84. Preoperative hematocrit (HCT) was 35% and 33.67% by the 5th POD. Hemoglobin, showed similar values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Leukocytes increased during the 1st POD but reached normal values by the 5th POD. CRP peaked on the 3rd POD but did not reach normal values by the 5th POD.
authors: Department of Surgery, Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital, Santiago, Chile.
authors: J Attila
authors: JA
authors: Csendes
authors: Department of Surgery, Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital.
authors: Ch Andrea
authors: ChA
authors: Muñoz
authors: Department of Surgery, Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital, Santiago, Chile.
authors: L  Ana María
authors: L
authors: Burgos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein
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