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Inflammatory markers may predict post‐operative complications and recurrence in Crohn's disease patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery

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Most Crohn's Disease (CD) patients will require surgical intervention over their lifetime, with considerably high rates of post‐operative complications. Risk stratification with reliable prognostic tools may facilitate clinical decision making… Click to show full abstract

Most Crohn's Disease (CD) patients will require surgical intervention over their lifetime, with considerably high rates of post‐operative complications. Risk stratification with reliable prognostic tools may facilitate clinical decision making in these patients. Blood cell interaction based inflammatory markers have proven useful in predicting patient outcomes in oncological and benign diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate their prognostic value in CD patients undergoing surgery.

Keywords: disease patients; inflammatory markers; operative complications; patients undergoing; crohn disease; post operative

Journal Title: Anz Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2022

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