Open AccessAnastomotic Leaks After Intestinal Anastomosis
Author(s) -
Neil Hyman,
Thomas L. Manchester,
Turner M. Osler,
Betsy Burns,
Peter A. Cataldo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000225083.27182.85
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , leak , surgery , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , complication , retrospective cohort study , physics , environmental engineering , optics , engineering
Anastomotic leaks are among the most dreaded complications after colorectal surgery. However, problems with definitions and the retrospective nature of previous analyses have been major limitations. We sought to use a prospective database to define the true incidence and presentation of anastomotic leakage after intestinal anastomosis.