Postoperative PLR Slope for Early Warning of Colorectal Anastomotic Leakage.
BACKGROUND Anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal resection is often confirmed between postoperative days (PODs) 4 and 8. We evaluated whether the POD1-to-3 platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) "rising slope" in routine blood counts provides an earlier warning of ISREC grade B/C AL. METHODS In a prospective single-c...