Postoperative CRP Levels Can Rule out Anastomotic Leaks in Crohn's Disease Patients.
Moran SlavinAvigayil GoldsteinBarak RaguanYaron RudnickiShmuel AvitalIan WhitePublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2022)
Mean CRP levels and CRP threshold values were indeed higher in the study population compared with those in colorectal cancer patients. Threshold values were set at 20.3 mg/dL on POD 3, 19.5 mg/dL on POD 4 and 16.7 mg/dL on POD 5. These values had high NPVs and can be used to rule out anastomotic leaks in patients with Crohn's disease after surgery with bowel anastomosis.