Anastomotic Leakage
Conditions
Keywords
Anastomotic leakage, Colorectal surgery, Biomarkers
Brief summary
Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most feared intra-abdominal septic complications (IASC) after colorectal surgery. It is defined as the leak of intestinal content due to an anastomotic dehiscence. Incidence ranges from 2% to 20%. AL is usually associated to systemic inflammatory response, even if in some cases the presentation may be subclinical. Therefore, AL is suspected in patients with a strong inflammatory response and can be confirmed by imaging with contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan or water-soluble contrast studies. Nevertheless, imaging has varying sensitivity and specificity and is usually performed once the patient has a clinical evidence, thus potentially delaying the correct timing for surgery. Despite several studies about this topic and the plenty of known risk factors as mentioned above, AL is still not easy to predict. Different tools other than imaging have been studied in order to make diagnosis of AL at an early stage, as the measurement of some biomarkers of inflammation in serum and in drainage fluid. Biomarkers as white cell blood count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), cytokines (e.g. TNFa, IL-6, IL-1b), markers of ischemia (e.g. lactate) and procalcitonin (PCT) have been used for an early detection of AL and other intra-abdominal septic complications. The primary aim of our study was to assess the role of drainage fluid CRP and lactate-dehydrogenase (LDH) in the early detection of anastomotic leakage.
Interventions
PROCEDUREElective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel-disease or reversal of Hartmann's procedure
We considered all the procedures that required an intestinal anastomosis in colo-rectal surgery
Sponsors
University of Palermo
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer * patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for diverticular disease * patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for inflammatory bowel-disease * patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for reversal of Hartmann's procedure.
Exclusion criteria
* patients aged \< 16 y undergoing colorectal surgery; * patients undergoing Hartman's procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement of drainage fluid CRP and LDH on postoperative day 3 | Postoperative day 3 | Our primary endpoint was to assess the role of drainage fluid CRP and LDH on postoperative day 3. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement of drainage fluid pH | Postoperative day 3 | Drainage fluid pH measurements were recorded on postoperative day 3 before drain removal. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed