Detection of early anastomotic leakage by intraperitoneal microdialysis after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a prospective cohort study.
Mark Bremholm EllebækH B RahrS BoyeC FristrupN QvistPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
When AL occurs, intraperitoneal lactate concentration increases over time, and at a certain cut-off has a higher sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV and NPV than a clinical scoring system.