Postoperative Ratio of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin as a Predictive Marker in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Undergoing Bowel Resection

Table 4

Comparison of postoperative complications for bowel resection in CD patients according to postoperative CAR.

Characteristics	All ()	()	()	value
Postoperative complications	172 (32.2)	48 (13.1)	124 (73.8)	<0.001
Mild complications (grades I to II)	135 (25.3)	40 (10.9)	96 (57.1)	<0.001
Wound infection	57 (10.7)	12 (3.3)	46 (27.4)	<0.001
°C after surgery	33 (6.2)	8 (2.2)	25 (14.9)	<0.001
Diarrhea	7 (1.3)	1 (0.3)	6 (3.6)	0.003
Early postoperative bowel obstruction	21 (3.9)	13 (3.6)	8 (4.8)	0.504
Postoperative blood transfusions	13 (2.4)	3 (0.8)	10 (6.0)	0.001
Line sepsis	3 (0.5)	2 (0.5)	1 (0.6)	0.944
Hyperglycemia	1 (0.2)	1 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.384
Major complications (grade III to IV)	97 (18.2)	28 (7.7)	69 (41.1)	<0.001
Gastrointestinal bleeding	13 (2.4)	10 (2.7)	3 (1.8)	0.498
Anastomotic leakage	30 (5.6)	5 (1.4)	25 (14.9)	<0.001
Abdominopelvic collection	6 (1.1)	2 (0.5)	4 (2.4)	0.075
Pleural effusion	4 (0.7)	1 (0.3)	3 (1.8)	0.073
Intra-abdominal abscess	15 (2.8)	4 (1.1)	11 (6.5)	0.001
Stoma complications	17 (3.2)	3 (0.8)	14 (8.3)	<0.001
Septic shock	6 (1.1)	2 (0.5)	4 (2.4)	0.075
Sepsis	5 (0.9)	1 (0.3)	4 (2.4)	0.025
Kidney failure	1 (0.2)	0 (0)	1 (0.6)	0.128
Grade V	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
Postoperative stay, days				<0.001
SSIs	103 (19.3)	21 (5.7)	81 (48.2)	<0.001
Incisional SSI	58 (10.9)	12 (3.3)	46 (27.4)	<0.001
Organ/space SSI	44 (8.2)	9 (2.5)	35 (20.8)	<0.001

CD: Crohn’s disease; CAR: the CRP/ALB ratio; SSIs: surgical site infections.