Preoperative leukopenia does not affect outcomes in cancer patients undergoing elective and emergent abdominal surgery: A brief report.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.031
Abstract: BACKGROUND Leukopenic patients have historically been considered poor surgical candidates due to a perceived increase in operative morbidity and mortality. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using the NSQIP database to identify adult patients who received chemotherapy… read more here.
Keywords: emergent abdominal; surgery; leukopenia; mortality ... See more keywords