Interleukin-6 as a biochemical marker of intestinal anastomotic leakage

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Retrospective analysis identifies interleukin-6 as a significant early marker of anastomotic leakage, suggesting its utility over CRP.

IL-6 levels significantly increased after 2 postoperative days, indicating early detection of anastomotic leakage compared to CRP.
The area under the curve (AUC) for IL-6 reached 0.872 after 2 days, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity.
Measurements of IL-6 and CRP were taken daily for 5 days post-surgery in 277 colorectal cancer patients.
The findings highlight IL-6's potential to improve postoperative management and early intervention for complications.

Chernykh et al. (2025) studied this question.

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