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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the predictive value of the endotoxin (ET) assay for the detection of anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery (CRS).
Methods: ET levels in the drainage fluid were measured using endotoxin scattering photometry (ET-ESP) and turbidimetric (ET-TUB) assays on postoperative day (POD) zero, POD1 and POD3, comparing tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α.
Results: AL was observed in 8 (4.9%) of the 162 patients. ET-ESP, ET-TUB, and TNF-α levels on POD0 and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) on POD1 were significantly elevated in the AL group. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) for ET-ESP level (0.903) on POD0 showed early and better predictive performance for AL compared to that for ET-TUB (0.869, p = 0.230) and TNF-α (0.758, p = 0.034) levels on POD0; the AUROC for CRP level (0.711) on POD1 was inferior to other parameters. In subgroup analysis, five (3.7%) of 136 patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) developed AL. Additionally, the ET-ESP level on POD0 showed relatively good predictive performance for AL after CRC (AUROC: ET-ESP [0.871], ET-TUB [0.840], and TNF-α [0.737] on POD0).
Conclusion: ET levels in drainage fluid, especially those measured using ESP, on POD0 may have an early predictive ability to detect AL post-CRS.
期刊介绍:
Surgery Today is the official journal of the Japan Surgical Society. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a place for the publication of high-quality papers documenting recent advances and new developments in all fields of surgery, both clinical and experimental. The journal welcomes original papers, review articles, and short communications, as well as short technical reports("How to do it").
The "How to do it" section will includes short articles on methods or techniques recommended for practical surgery. Papers submitted to the journal are reviewed by an international editorial board. Field of interest: All fields of surgery.