RALAR Score

Probability of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer

Sex Female Male BMI Weight loss No Yes cT3+ No Yes

Tumor location

High tumor Medium tumor Low tumor

Type of approach

Open Mini converted Mini not converted

No. cartridges

1 2+

Operative time (hours)

Less than 3h00 3h00 - 4h59 5h00 or more

Combined multiorgan resection No Yes

Based on the model published in Degiuli et al., "Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer. A SICO (Italian Society of Surgical Oncology) Colorectal Cancer Network nationwide retrospective collaborative study (RALAR study: Risk Factor for Anastomotic Leakage after Anterior Resection for rectal cancer)", 2021.

Created by Mariano Tomatis