Serum C-reactive protein level after ventral hernia repair with mesh reinforcement can predict infectious complications: a retrospective cohort study.
Julius PochhammerB ScholtesJ KeulerB MüssleT WelschM SchäfferPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2018)
Our results indicate that postoperative serum CRP allows for early prediction of the postoperative course. Low CRP during the initial PODs is associated with lower risk of ICs. Higher levels on POD 5 or 6 behoove close surveillance.