Bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement in circular stapling device to reduce the incidence of anastomotic leak following rectosigmoid resectio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anastomotic leak following rectosigmoid resection; Surgery; Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN38774835
• Lead Sponsor: Sussex NHS Research Consortium

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with rectosigmoid pathology undergoing anterior resection or sigmoid colectomy with primary end to end colorectal anastomosis with or without defunctioning ileostomy
2. Patients of either sex
3. Patients of all age groups
4. Patients of any body mass index (BMI)
5. Patients undergoing elective surgery
6. Those patients will also be included who have had neoadjuvant radiotherapy or chemoradiotherpay for rectosigmoid tumours
7. Patients of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I, ASA II and ASA III anaesthetic risks
6. Patients who agree and sign the consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients unable to give consent or refuse to participate in this study
2. Patients undergoing procedure on Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (CEPOD) list as an emergency
3. Patients undergoing procedure as a post-operative complication
4. Re-do procedure

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified