Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage after Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Results of Prospective Surveillance

Abstract

Preoperative steroid use, longer duration of operation, and contamination of the operative field were independent risk factors for developing clinical anastomotic leakage after elective resection for colorectal cancer. Surgeons should be aware of such high-risk patients, which would help them to decide whether to create a diversion stoma during surgery.