Quantitative evaluation of anastomotic perfusion during colorectal surgery via indocyanine green fluorescence angiography: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Quantitative studies of indocyanine green (ICG) are needed to optimize its evaluative potential in anastomotic perfusion during colorectal surgery. However, some limitations still existed in current studies about qualitative evaluations such as small-scale studies, the inconsistent concentration of the drug, the method of injection, etc. Therefore, this review summarized the primary quantitative parameters, image, method, and so on, during ICG fluorescence angiography aiming to further provide a theoretical basis for the application of ICG in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Methods

The following keywords "indocyanine green or ICG", "anastomotic perfusion", and "colorectal surgery" were applied to search for literature published from 2002 to 2022 in

SUBMITTER: Kong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843406 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature