Intraoperative assessment of anastomotic microcirculation during right hemicolectomy with real-time laser speckle contrast imaging is safe and feasible.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Successful anastomotic healing is essential in colorectal surgery and depends on adequate microcirculation at the resection site to prevent anastomotic leakage (AL). Traditionally, surgeons subjectively assess this. Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) provides an objective, dye-free, and non-contact method for measuring the bowel end microcirculation that could perioperatively support the surgeon's assessment. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of LSCI and evaluate surgeons' subjective opinions on its potential to assist in surgical decision-making.

Method

This feasibility trial was conducted within the IDEAL framework as a non-interventional multicentre study. Patients undergoing elective right hemicolectomy were included. LSCI measurements were conducted t

SUBMITTER: Paramasivam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268114 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature