Why the study?
Do procalcitonin and C-reactive protein predict major anastomotic leak in patients after colorectal resection?
Population
Patients after colorectal resection
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May aid early leak detection after colorectal resection; hypothesis-generating in Level 3 data and needs prospective validation.
Do procalcitonin and C-reactive protein predict major anastomotic leak in patients after colorectal resection?
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein measured on postoperative days 3 to 5 can reliably predict major anastomotic leak after colorectal resection, with procalcitonin being more accurate.
García‐Granero et al. (2013) studied this question.
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