Diagnostic Value of C-reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Counts for Early Detection of Inflammatory Complications After Open Resection of Colorectal Cancer

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Given Indication for Open Resection of Colorectal Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01221324

EKSG10/126

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although widely used, there is a lack of evidence concerning diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell counts (WBC) in the postoperative course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CRP and WBC for postoperative inflammatory complications after open resection of colorectal cancer.

Enrollment: 1,200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients with resection of colorectal cancer

Exclusion criteria

• lack of measurement of C-reactive protein
• lack of measurement of white blood cell counts

Trial design

1,200 participants in 1 patient group

Patients after open resection of colorectal cancer