Early detection of surgical site infection in lumbar spine surgery: The diagnostic superiority of platelet count to mean platelet volume ratio over traditional inflammatory markers
Objectives: Surgical site infection(SSI) following spine surgery is a critical complication impacting patient recovery. Traditional serum inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBCC) are commonly used to detect SSI. However, the need for earlier diagnostic tools [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Pusan National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou174
- Primary Topic
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00