Why the study?
Existing scores for predicting anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery are heterogeneous, often derived from small cohorts that may miss potential predictors, and seldom report the AUC.
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Existing anastomotic leak scores are unreliable for preoperative decisions; this review challenges their validity and leaves open the need for robust models.
Current pre-operative scores for predicting anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery are limited by small cohort sizes and lack of AUC reporting, necessitating better-designed predictive models.
Litchinko et al. (2024) studied this question.
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