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Hyperbilirubinemia predicts the infectious complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancerDOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.02.004 Keywords: Hyperbilirubinemia, Infection, Complications, Esophageal cancer, Esophagectomy EC, Esophageal cancer, PICs, postoperative infectious complications, LN, lymph node, TNM, tumor-node-metastasis, UICC, International Union Against Cancer, OE, open transthoracic esophagectomy, MIE, Minimally invasive transthoracic esophagectomy, THE, Transhiatal esophagectomy, T-bil, total bilirubin, CRP, C-reactive protein, OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence of interval, WBC, white blood cell Abstract: Surgical stress and inflammation can cause hyperbilirubinemia, which sometimes occurs after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (EC). The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinical significance of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia in the management of EC patients
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