Early Predictors of Anastomotic Leakage After Gastrointestinal Surgery: A  Prospective Cohort Study

Zulqarnain Hyidar, Ahsan Shafiq, Muhammad Roshan Butt, Hamza Ahmad, Huma Ahmed Khan, Hammad Mahmood Ayyaz

Early Predictors of Anastomotic Leakage After Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

Authors

Zulqarnain Hyidar, Ahsan Shafiq, Muhammad Roshan Butt, Hamza Ahmad, Huma Ahmed Khan, Hammad Mahmood Ayyaz

Keywords:

Anastomotic leakage, gastrointestinal surgery, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, white blood cell count, serum albumin, postoperative complications, prospective cohort.

Abstract

Background: Anastomotic leakage is aserious complication followinggastrointestinal surgery and may lead to intraabdominal sepsis, reoperation, prolongedhospitalization, and increased mortality.Early identification of patients at high risk
remains challenging because initial clinical manifestations may be nonspecific.Postoperative inflammatory biomarkers

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(Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016;315(8):801–810. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.0287

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Published

2026-10-15

How to Cite

Zulqarnain Hyidar, Ahsan Shafiq, Muhammad Roshan Butt, Hamza Ahmad, Huma Ahmed Khan, Hammad Mahmood Ayyaz. (2026). Early Predictors of Anastomotic Leakage After Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 6486–6496. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/3360