C-Reactive Protein as a Predictive Marker for Anastomotic Leak Following Restorative Colorectal Surgery in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program

Abstract

Anastomotic leak (AL) remains a serious complication following restorative colorectal surgery. There are published studies on the use of c reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, and white cell count (WCC) to predict AL. 1 However, most are based on heterogeneous retrospectively collected data.