Glasgow prognostic score is a predictive index for postoperative infectious complications after total proctocolectomy in ulcerative colitis patient.

Background and study's purpose: Glasgow prognostic score is a systemic inflammatory based score. The aim of this study is to determine whether the Glasgow prognostic score could be a useful predictor of short time outcomes in patients undergo total proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. METHODS 72 ulcerative colitis patients who underwent total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis or permanent end ileostomy from June 2014 to March 2020 retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into lower Glasgow prognostic score group and higher Glasgow prognostic score group. MAIN RESULTS Postoperative infectious complication occurred more frequently in higher Glasgow prognostic score group (8.3% vs 29.5%, P=0.018). In the univariate and multivariate analysis, only higher Glasgow prognostic score was associated with the increased risk of postoperative infectious complication (OR: 5.478, 95% CI 1.236-24.279). CONCLUSION Glasgow prognostic score is a simple and useful indicator of postoperative infectious complications.