• Ugeskrift for laeger · Oct 2015

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    [C-reactive protein as a tool in the diagnosis of anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery].

    • Liv Willer Erritzøe, Ismail Gögenur, and Mahdi Alamili.
    • livzoee@hotmail.com.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2015 Oct 12; 177 (42): V12140749.

    AbstractAnastomotic leak (AL) is one of the most severe complications after colorectal surgery. AL is often diagnosed late when the patient is presenting with septic symptoms. C-reactive protein (CRP) as a tool in the diagnosis of AL has been investigated in several studies. CRP is proven to have a high negative predictive value which allows safe discharge of patients with low CRP measurements on day 3 or 4 after surgery. CRP can assist in the diagnosis of AL but cannot be used as a single parameter.

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