High preoperative ratio of blood urea nitrogen to creatinine increased mortality in gastrointestinal cancer patients who developed postoperative enteric fistulas

High preoperative ratio of blood urea nitrogen to creatinine increased mortality in gastrointestinal cancer patients who developed postoperative enteric fistulas

Development of an enteric fistula after surgery is a major therapeutic complication. In this study, we retrospectively examined the potential relationship between preoperative laboratory data and patient mortality by collecting patient data from a tertiary medical center. We included patients who de...

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Main Authors: Hsing-Lin Lin, Chao-Wen Chen, Chien-Yu Lu, Li-Chu Sun, Ying-Ling Shih, Jui-Fen Chuang, Yu-Ho Huang, Maw-Chang Sheen, Jaw-Yuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-08-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Blood urea nitrogen
Creatinine
Enteric fistula
Gastrointestinal cancer
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12000411

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