Is a minor clinical anastomotic leak clinically significant after resection of colorectal cancer?

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:There are few reports comparing the variety and frequency of postoperative complications between patients with a major clinical leak requiring emergency abdominal reoperation and those with a minor leak diagnosed from clinical signs and managed expectantly without reoperation. This study examined the association between severity of leakage and 18 other postoperative complications, postoperative mortality, and length of postoperative hospital stay. STUDY DESIGN:Data were drawn from a comprehensive, prospective hospital registry of 1,507 colorectal cancer resections involving an anastomosis from January 1995 to December 2006. Differences were evaluated by two-tailed Fisher's exact test, Student's t-test, or Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS:Leaks occurred in 54 patients (3.6%; 95% CI, 2.7% to 4.7%), comprising 21 major (1.4%; 95% CI, 0.9% to 2.1%) and 33 minor leaks (2.2%; 95% CI, 1.5% to 3.2%). Patients with a leak were significantly (p < 0.01) more likely than those without to have 11 of 18 other surgical and medical complications considered, although with few differences in complication rates between those with major and minor leaks. As compared with patients without leak, those with a leak (major or minor) had several of these complications rather than just one (p < 0.001) and greatly prolonged hospital stay (p < 0.001). Postoperative mortality was higher after major leaks than after minor leaks (4 of 21 and 0 of 33, respectively, p = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS:A minor leak is not trivial. Apart from the fact that major clinical leakage necessitates urgent reoperation, there were few other differences between major and minor clinical leaks in the frequency of other complications.

journal_name

J Am Coll Surg

authors

Tytherleigh MG,Bokey L,Chapuis PH,Dent OF

doi

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.05.031

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-11-01 00:00:00

pages

648-53

issue

5

eissn

1072-7515

issn

1879-1190

pii

S1072-7515(07)00698-9

journal_volume

205

pub_type

杂志文章
  • The nitric oxide donor molsidomine improves survival and reduces hepatocyte apoptosis in cholestasis and endotoxemia.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Cholestasis and endotoxemia have been demonstrated to cause hepatocyte apoptosis through caspase-mediated pathways. In vitro nitric oxide (NO) donors reduce hepatocyte apoptosis and caspase activation in several models. The nitric oxide donor molsidomine improves survival in an in vivo model of endotoxemia. ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00386-7

    authors: Brown KM,Brems JJ,Moazzam FN,Hartman GG,Gamelli RL,Ding JW

    更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00

  • Informatics and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: automated processes could replace manual record review.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) provides reliable, risk-adjusted outcomes data using standardized definitions and end points. Collection of the data is time consuming, and the surgical clinical nurse reviewers (SCNRs) can sample only a subset of all ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.030

    authors: Hanauer DA,Englesbe MJ,Cowan JA Jr,Campbell DA

    更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00

  • Maximizing the Calm before the Storm: Tiered Surgical Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

    abstract::The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first diagnosed in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has now spread throughout the world, being verified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on March 11. This had led to the calling of a national emergency on March 13 in the US. Many hospitals, healthcare networks, and s...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.03.019

    authors: Ross SW,Lauer CW,Miles WS,Green JM,Christmas AB,May AK,Matthews BD

    更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00

  • Cardiorenal effects of adenosine subtype 1 (A1) receptor inhibition in an experimental model of heart failure.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Elaboration of a number of bioactive substances, including adenosine, occurs in heart failure (HF). Adenosine, through the adenosine subtype 1 (A1) receptor, can reduce renal perfusion pressure and glomerular filtration rate and increase tubular sodium reabsorption, which can affect natriuresis and aquaresis...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01136-5

    authors: Lucas DG Jr,Hendrick JW,Sample JA,Mukherjee R,Escobar GP,Smits GJ,Crawford FA Jr,Spinale FG

    更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00

  • Postoperative ileus-related morbidity profile in patients treated with alvimopan after bowel resection.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Postoperative ileus (POI), an interruption of coordinated bowel motility after operation, is exacerbated by opioids used to manage pain. Alvimopan, a peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, accelerated gastrointestinal (GI) recovery after bowel resection in randomized, double-blind, placebo-contro...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.041

    authors: Wolff BG,Weese JL,Ludwig KA,Delaney CP,Stamos MJ,Michelassi F,Du W,Techner L

    更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00

  • Medical student contact with patients on a surgery clerkship: is there a chance to learn?

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Earlier studies of medical students on nonsurgical rotations have shown that clinical clerks usually first interact with their patients late in the clinical course. This would seem disadvantageous to the student's learning because they would have less opportunity to generate diagnoses or a management plan. ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01326-1

    authors: Boehler ML,Schwind CJ,Dunnington G,Rogers DA,Folse R

    更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00

  • Propensity-matched, longitudinal outcomes analysis of complications and cost: comparing abdominal free flaps and implant-based breast reconstruction.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Choosing a breast reconstructive modality after mastectomy is an important step in the reconstructive process. The authors hypothesized that autologous tissue is associated with a greater success rate and cost efficacy over time, relative to implant reconstruction. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review was pe...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.02.028

    authors: Fischer JP,Wes AM,Nelson JA,Basta M,Rohrbach JI,Wu LC,Serletti JM,Kovach SJ

    更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00

  • Laparoscopic kidney donation from patients older than 60 years.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The current study seeks to determine if the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy holds true when performed in patients older than 60 years of age. STUDY DESIGN:Medical records of 42 renal donors older than 60 years were reviewed compared with younger controls carefully matched for gender, r...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.02.018

    authors: Jacobs SC,Ramey JR,Sklar GN,Bartlett ST

    更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00

  • Predictors of prosthetic graft infection after infrainguinal bypass.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Some patients require major leg amputation after lower-extremity prosthetic bypass for graft occlusion or failure of wound healing, despite a patent graft. Amputation above or below the knee was hypothesized to increase susceptibility to prosthetic graft infection in the ipsilateral extremity. STUDY DESIGN:...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.001

    authors: Brothers TE,Robison JG,Elliott BM

    更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00

  • Quality check of a quality measure: surgical wound classification discrepancies impact risk-stratified surgical site infection rates in pediatric appendicitis.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The impact of quality measures in health care and reimbursement is growing. Ensuring the accuracy of quality measures, including any risk-stratification variables, is necessary. Surgical site infection rates, risk stratified by surgical wound classification (SWC) among other variables, are increasingly consi...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.07.398

    authors: Levy SM,Holzmann-Pazgal G,Lally KP,Davis K,Kao LS,Tsao K

    更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00

  • Comparison of treatments for hepatolithiasis: hepatic resection versus cholangioscopic lithotomy.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Hepatic resection and percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotomy (PTCSL) are the two main approaches to the treatment of hepatolithiasis, but comparisons of longterm followup results have not been adequately reported. STUDY DESIGN:Of 86 patients with hepatolithiasis admitted to our institution betw...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(99)00109-x

    authors: Otani K,Shimizu S,Chijiiwa K,Ogawa T,Morisaki T,Sugitani A,Yamaguchi K,Tanaka M

    更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00

  • Comparing Preoperative Targets to Failure-to-Rescue for Surgical Mortality Improvement.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Failure-to-rescue (FTR or death after postoperative complication) is thought to explain surgical mortality excesses across hospitals, and FTR is an emerging performance measure and target for quality improvement. We compared the FTR population to preoperatively identifiable subpopulations for their potential...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.02.036

    authors: Hyder JA,Wakeam E,Adler JT,DeBord Smith A,Lipsitz SR,Nguyen LL

    更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00

  • Prospective randomized single-blinded in vitro and ex vivo evaluation of new and reprocessed laparoscopic trocars.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Reprocessing of single-use medical instruments has been proposed as a mechanism for managing the rising costs of health care. We compared the performance of new and reprocessed laparoscopic trocars. STUDY DESIGN:New and reprocessed laparoscopic trocars were evaluated. Testing consisted of visual and microsc...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.08.003

    authors: Mues AC,Haramis G,Casazza C,Okhunov Z,Badani KK,Landman J

    更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00

  • Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data collection and quality improvement.

    abstract:UNLABELLED:Some of the concepts contained here have been discussed and incorporated in another publication, but the data are entirely unique to this manuscript. (See: Transforming the Surgical "Time-Out" Into a Comprehensive "Preparatory Pause." Backster A, Teo A, Swift M, MD, Polk HC Jr, MD, FACS, Harken AH, MD, FACS....

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.009

    authors: Altpeter T,Luckhardt K,Lewis JN,Harken AH,Polk HC Jr

    更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00

  • Metabolic Syndrome: Major Risk Factor for Morbidity and Mortality in Severely Injured Trauma Patients.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases cardiovascular risk and is associated with poor patient outcomes. We hypothesized that MetS confers an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in severely injured trauma patients. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective review of trauma patients from 2014 through 2018...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.09.009

    authors: Tracy BM,Wilson JM,Staley C,Frias B,Schenker ML,Gelbard RB

    更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00

  • Predictors of breast asymmetry after breast-conserving operation for breast cancer.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Although breast-conserving surgery is the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer, many women report breast asymmetry after this procedure. Risk factors for poor esthetic outcomes are not well understood. STUDY DESIGN:A self-administered survey was sent to patients who underwent lumpectomy (n = 898) ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.07.029

    authors: Waljee JF,Hu ES,Newman LA,Alderman AK

    更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00

  • Survival factors in 186 patients younger than 40 years old with colorectal adenocarcinoma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the clinical factors and tumor characteristics associated with the reported poor prognosis in young patients with carcinoma of the colon and rectum. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review was performed of 186 patients younger than 40 years of age who were treated for primary colorectal a...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Cusack JC,Giacco GG,Cleary K,Davidson BS,Izzo F,Skibber J,Yen J,Curley SA

    更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00

  • Portal vein resection in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: a United Kingdom multicenter study.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Until recently, in the United Kingdom, borderline resectable pancreatic cancer with invasion into the portomesenteric veins often resulted in surgical bypass because of the presumed high risk for complications and the uncertainty of a survival benefit associated with a vascular resection. Portomesenteric vei...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.017

    authors: Ravikumar R,Sabin C,Abu Hilal M,Bramhall S,White S,Wigmore S,Imber CJ,Fusai G,UK Vascular Resection in Pancreatic Cancer Study Group.

    更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00

  • Modification of the "push" technique for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in infants and children.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) by the "push" technique avoids peri-catheter infection, repeated insertion of the endoscope, potential esophageal injury from the catheter, and the possible need for another endoscopy for catheter removal associated with the "pull" technique. In small infants, howeve...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Robertson FM,Crombleholme TM,Latchaw LA,Jacir NN

    更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00

  • A technique for distal splenoadrenal shunting in pediatric portal hypertension.

    abstract::Technical modification of the DSRS by using the end-to-end splenoadrenal anastomosis allows for effective selective decompression of portal hypertension in children, can be accomplished with no perioperative mortality, and has demonstrated longterm patency and minimal morbidity. Clinical encephalopathy was seen in onl...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00244-0

    authors: Mazariegos GV,Reyes J

    更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00

  • Health disparities analysis of critically ill pediatric trauma patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Injury is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in the US. The associated costs exceed $20 billion annually. This study examined disparities in disadvantaged populations of critically injured pediatric patients admitted to a level 1 pediatric trauma center. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective stud...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.032

    authors: Cassidy LD,Lambropoulos D,Enters J,Gourlay D,Farahzad M,Lal DR

    更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00

  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer increases the rate of breast conservation: results from the National Cancer Database.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to increase the rate of breast conservation in clinical trials and small institutional series, but it has never been studied on a national level. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective review of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). The NCDB is a joint project of th...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.02.011

    authors: Killelea BK,Yang VQ,Mougalian S,Horowitz NR,Pusztai L,Chagpar AB,Lannin DR

    更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00

  • Endothelial cells adherent to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene express the intercellular adhesion molecule-1.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The foreign body reaction caused by implanted biomaterials is not fully characterized. To evaluate the effect of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) surface on the binding of monoclonal antibodies against the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) by adherent endothelial cells, an in vitro bioassay...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:

    authors: Margiotta MS,Benton L,Greco RS

    更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00

  • Why should surgeons care about clinical research methodology?

    abstract:BACKGROUND:A low prevalence of high-level clinical studies in the surgical literature has been reported previously. We reviewed a recent sample of surgical publications to assess the current status of clinical research. STUDY DESIGN:A 3-month sample of journal articles in Archives of Surgery, Surgery, and Annals of Su...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.08.013

    authors: Chang DC,Matsen SL,Simpkins CE

    更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00

  • Comparison of costs between laparoscopic and open Nissen fundoplication: a prospective randomized study with a 3-month followup.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic antireflux surgery has replaced conventional operation despite the fact that currently no randomized trials have been published regarding its cost effectiveness. The objective of the present study was to compare costs and some short-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open Nissen fundoplication. ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00328-7

    authors: Heikkinen TJ,Haukipuro K,Koivukangas P,Sorasto A,Autio R,Södervik H,Mäkelä H,Hulkko A

    更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00

  • Discontinuous, staccato growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:To evaluate whether abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth in individual patients can be characterized as continuous or discontinuous (staccato). STUDY DESIGN:From 1996 to 2002, 609 patients presented with unruptured AAAs. Of these, 278 underwent prompt repair and 331 were observed. In this study, we includ...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.07.031

    authors: Kurvers H,Veith FJ,Lipsitz EC,Ohki T,Gargiulo NJ,Cayne NS,Suggs WD,Timaran CH,Kwon GY,Rhee SJ,Santiago C

    更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00

  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols Are Valuable in Pancreas Surgery Patients.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:There is increasing interest in implementing comprehensive perioperative protocols, including preoperative optimization and education, perioperative goal-directed fluid management, and postoperative fast tracking, to enhance recovery after surgery. Data on the outcomes of these protocols in pancreatic surger...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.12.036

    authors: Morgan KA,Lancaster WP,Walters ML,Owczarski SM,Clark CA,McSwain JR,Adams DB

    更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00

  • Patient characteristics associated with end-of-life decision making in critically ill surgical patients.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Palliative care is an important and necessary humanistic facet of ICU care. Wide variations exist in selection and implementation of palliative care decisions. Understanding patient factors associated with these decisions is crucial. STUDY DESIGN:Consecutive deaths (n = 151 patients) in a tertiary care surg...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.003

    authors: Lissauer ME,Naranjo LS,Kirchoffner J,Scalea TM,Johnson SB

    更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00

  • Simulator training for laparoscopic suturing using performance goals translates to the operating room.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to develop a performance-based laparoscopic suturing curriculum using simulators and to test the effectiveness (transferability) of the curriculum. STUDY DESIGN:Surgical residents (PGY1 to PGY5, n = 17) proficient in basic skills, but with minimal laparoscopic suturing experien...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.02.021

    authors: Korndorffer JR Jr,Dunne JB,Sierra R,Stefanidis D,Touchard CL,Scott DJ

    更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00

  • Neoadjuvant Locoregional Therapy and Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant locoregional therapies (LRTs) have been widely used to reduce tumor burden or to downstage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) before orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We examined the impact of LRT response on HCC recurrence after OLT. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective study of 384 pati...

    journal_title:Journal of the American College of Surgeons

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.03.015

    authors: Xu M,Doyle MM,Banan B,Vachharajani N,Wang X,Saad N,Fowler K,Brunt EM,Lin Y,Chapman WC

    更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00