Score prediction of anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: a systematic review

A Litchinko, N Buchs, A Balaphas, C Toso, E Liot… - Surgical …, 2024‏ - Springer
Objective Predicting the risk of anastomotic leak (AL) is of importance when defining the
optimal surgical strategy in colorectal surgery. Our objective was to perform a systematic …

Systematic review of preoperative and intraoperative colorectal Anastomotic Leak Prediction Scores (ALPS)

ML Venn, RL Hooper, T Pampiglione, DG Morton… - BMJ open, 2023‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To systematically review preoperative and intraoperative Anastomotic Leak
Prediction Scores (ALPS) and validation studies to evaluate performance and utility in …

Fluorescence‐based bowel anastomosis perfusion evaluation: results from the IHU‐IRCAD‐EAES EURO‐FIGS registry

A Spota, M Al-Taher, E Felli, S Morales Conde… - Surgical …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the dreaded complications following
surgery in the digestive tract. Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging is a means to …

[HTML][HTML] Digestive and breast cancer patients managed during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: Short and middle term outcomes

J Trébol, A Carabias-Orgaz… - World Journal of …, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND The first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Spain
lasted from middle March to the end of June 2020. Spanish population was subjected to …

In-hospital economic burden of anastomotic leakage after colorectal anastomosis surgery: a real-world cost analysis in Italy

GT Capolupo, T Galvain, V Paragò, C Tong… - Expert Review of …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a severe complication of colorectal surgery. We
aimed to quantify inpatient costs and key cost contributors associated with AL in a single …

The use of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal resection for the reduction of surgical site infection

SE Duff, CLF Battersby, RJ Davies… - Colorectal …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major cause of morbidity worldwide following elective
colorectal resection, affecting up to 20% of patients [1–3]. Reduction in SSI rates requires a …

Implementation of a batched stepped wedge trial evaluating a quality improvement intervention for surgical teams to reduce anastomotic leak after right colectomy

ML Venn, CH Knowles, E Li, J Glasbey, DG Morton… - Trials, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Large-scale quality improvement interventions demand robust trial designs with
flexibility for delivery in different contexts, particularly during a pandemic. We describe …

Integrating a tumour appropriate transanal or robotic assisted approach to total mesorectal excision in high-volume rectal cancer practice is safe and cost-effective

C Fleming, B Fernandez, L Boissieras, T Cauvin… - Journal of Robotic …, 2023‏ - Springer
Total mesorectal excision (TME) is accepted as the gold standard for oncological resection
in rectal cancer. The best approach to TME is debated and often surgeons will select a …

The Microleaks study: 16S community profile and metagenomic shotgun sequencing signatures associated with anastomotic leak

EC Hoedt, G Carroll, B Stephensen, K Togher… - npj Gut and …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Anastomotic leaks (AL) are the most severe complications of colorectal surgery. The cause
of AL is unclear, but recent studies have implicated the intestinal microbiota in its …

Collaboration in colorectal surgical research

J Rosenberg, E Angenete, T Pinkney, A Bhangu… - 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Surgical research has been under‐powered, under‐funded and under‐delivered for
decades. A solution may be to form large research collaborations and thereby enable …