The Effect of Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) on Early Surgical Site Infection in Implanted Central Venous Catheter (ICVC)

Retrospective study of 1,143 pediatric hematology-oncology patients examining the relationship between preoperative absolute neutrophil count levels and surgical site infection rates following implanted central venous catheter placement. Analysis compared infection outcomes across four patient groups stratified by ANC levels and G-CSF usage at 7 and 30 days post-surgery.