C-reactive protein (CRP) trajectory as a predictor of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection: A multicentre cohort study.

Vincent T Hoek Cloë Lean Sparreboom Albert M WolthuisAnand G MenonGert-Jan KleinrensinkAndré D'HooreNiels KomenJohan F Langenull null

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)

The present study showed that CRP-trajectory between postoperative days lacks predictive value to singularly rule out AL. Early and safe discharge in patients undergoing rectal surgery for adenocarcinoma cannot be guaranteed based on this parameter. High negative predictive values are mainly caused by the relatively low prevalence of AL.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
patients undergoing
locally advanced
minimally invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
risk factors
coronary artery bypass
clinical trial
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation