sing C-reactive protein (CRP) for earlier detection of Infectious complications following Colorectal Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; Diverticular disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Surgery - Other surgery; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Oral and Gastrointestinal - Inflammatory bowel disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001336178
• Lead Sponsor: yell McEwin Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-30
• Study Completion: 2020-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 27 December 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients (18 years and older) undergoing elective colonic or rectal resection
with a primary anastomosis (with or without a defunctioning stoma) or reversal of Hartmann’s procedure at Lyell McEwin Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing an emergency operation, no bowel anastomosis, severe renal
impairment (CrCl <30ml/min) or allergy to contrast precluding a contrast-enhanced CT scan

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified