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IL-6 serum levels predict postoperative morbidity in gastric cancer patients

Antoni Szczepanik, Lucyna Ścisło, Thecla Scully, Elżbieta Walewska, Maciej Siedlar, Piotr Kołodziejczyk, Marzena Lenart, Magdalena Rutkowska, Antoni Czupryna, Jan Kulig

Gastric Cancer · 2011 · 68 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Our study showed an association between perioperative IL-6 serum levels and postoperative morbidity in gastric cancer patients. The IL-6 serum level on the 1st POD was shown to be an independent prognostic factor for both overall complications and infective complications.

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