Differences in the prognostic impact of post-operative systemic inflammation and infection in colorectal cancer patients: Using white blood cell counts and procalcitonin levels

摘要

Background: Systemic inflammatory responses cause poor prognosis in cancer patients. However, post-operative systemic inflammatory response may occur owing to post-operative infection as well as cancer-related inflammation. This study aimed to identify the prognostic impact of cancer-related inflammation and infection for colorectal cancer.