Surgical approaches to colonic and rectal anastomosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Postoperative complications after a colonic and rectal surgery are of significant concern to the surgical community. Although there are different techniques to perform anastomosis (i.e., handsewn, stapled, or compression), there is still no consensus on which technique provides the least number of postoperative problems. The objective of this study is to compare the different anastomotic techniques regarding the occurrence or duration of postoperative outcomes such as anastomotic dehiscence, mortality, reoperation, bleeding and stricture (as primary outcomes), and wound infection, intra-abdominal abscess, duration of surgery, and hospital stay (as secondary outcomes).

Methods

Clinical trials published between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021, reporting anastomo

SUBMITTER: Oliveira A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947093 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature