Does preoperative platelet count and thrombocytosis play a prognostic role in patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma?
Preoperative TC turned out an independent predictor for decreased CSS in patients undergoing surgery for localized RCC. However, significant improvement of multivariable models comprising standard clinical and pathological parameters by the inclusion of TC is not achieved. In metastatic disease, TC did not reveal an independent influence on CSS.
Consultation regarding prematurity-related morbidity in infants exposed to uncomplicated PPROM cannot be extrapolated from PTDs and should be stratified by the duration of the latency period and the other risk factors identified in the current study.