Muhammad Usman Khalid MBBS , Danish Ali MBBS , Jie Ying Wu PhD , Hanjoo Lee MD , Aimal Khan MD, FACS
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Abstract
Introduction
Creating a “tension-free anastomosis” is a fundamental principle in safe bowel surgery. This review aims to summarize the current literature regarding the measurement and impact of tension on bowel anastomoses.
Methods
This scoping review was conducted using a systematic literature search in the PubMed, SCOPUS, and EMBASE databases. Data were synthesized in tables and summarized paragraphically, with studies assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
Results
Out of the 350 studies identified in the initial literature review, 25 were included in this study. Several studies indicated that anastomotic leak and tension are strongly associated, with the presence of tension making leaks up to 10 times more likely. However, no objective and clinically available methods exist to measure tension on bowel anastomosis in humans. Freedom from tension has traditionally been measured via surrogate measures of adequate bowel mobilization and subjective assessment by operating surgeons. Animal and cadaveric studies have been the frontier for objective measurement of wall tension. These studies use tensiometers to measure tension and automated machines or pulley and ratcheting systems to increase tension at specified intervals. However, these methods are universally destructive due to their design of measuring maximal tensile load and are not readily adaptable to the operating room.
Conclusions
The current literature does not address the objective measurement of bowel tension in live human subjects. Given the importance of tension, developing an objective, safe, intraoperative method to measure bowel wall tension would be a valuable surgical tool.
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The Journal of Surgical Research: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation publishes original articles concerned with clinical and laboratory investigations relevant to surgical practice and teaching. The journal emphasizes reports of clinical investigations or fundamental research bearing directly on surgical management that will be of general interest to a broad range of surgeons and surgical researchers. The articles presented need not have been the products of surgeons or of surgical laboratories.
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