CRP and intestinal obstruction: We confirmed that the CRP level was able to reflect the inflammatory condition of strangulated intestinal obstruction with necrosis, which was consistent with previous studies.6,14,15 In addition, the Fib level was positively correlated with the CRP level (r=0.63, P<0.01) but was negatively correlated with the TT (r=−0.54, P<0.01).