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Stapled Anastomosis Versus Hand-sewn for Neonate With Intestinal Atresia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Intestinal Atresia
Anastomotic Complication
Interventions
Procedure: Endocutter stapler
Procedure: suture material
Registration Number
NCT03754907
Lead Sponsor
Zunyi Medical College
Brief Summary

Neonatal intestinal atresia is the most difficult disease to apply stapled anastomosis. However, there are no high-quality clinical trial to verify its effectiveness. Therefore, the investigators compared the outcomes of stapled and hand-sewn anastomosis in neonate with intestinal atresia.

Detailed Description

Intestinal anastomosis in neonates with intestinal atresia has traditionally been performed using the hand-sewn end-to-end approach. After the introduction of stapled functional end-to-end anastomosis (FEEA) in neonates and infants by Powell in 1995, the procedure is gradually being accepted among pediatric surgeons. When treating intestinal atresia, great discrepancy between diameters of the proximal and distal intestine caused by disuse atrophy are often observed, which may cause difficulties and complications. To overcome size discrepancy, proficiency in performing anastomosis is required when using hand-sewn techniques. in theory, stapled functional end-to-end anastomosis does not require a special technique and does not impair the passage of intestinal contents immediately after completion because the side-to-side nature of the procedure retains the unique diameter of the target intestine and preserves patency. Stapled side-to-side functional end-to-end intestinal anastomosis is a potentially useful technique that is not affected by intestinal size discrepancy and does not require specialized surgical experience.To date, there have been a few studies about the safety and efficacy of stapled anastomosis in neonates and infants, which reported the efficacy of stapled over hand-sewn anastomosis, including shorter operative time, time to full feeding and hospitalization, and no difference in adverse outcomes between both types of anastomoses. These studies compared the clinical outcomes in neonates and infants. However,there are no high-quality clinical trials to verify its effectiveness. Therefore, the investigators compared the outcomes of stapled FEEA and hand-sewn anastomosis in neonate with intestinal atresia.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients were eligible if they were between 1 day and 30 days of age, and if they suffered from intestinal atresia.
Exclusion Criteria
  • These patients were complicated with intestinal perforation and peritonitis, instability of vital signs.
  • Stapled anastomosis could not be performed when the intestinal lumen could not admit a 22-Fr soft catheter.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
stapled anastomosis groupEndocutter staplerFollowing the first side-to-side anastomosis at the antimesenteric border in both intestinal limbs, the staple lines are oversewn to reinforce the crotch. Thereafter, the stapler is again fired across the joined intestinal limbs to close the enterotomies. The suture line of the side-to-side anastomosis should not overlap, and the staple lines are oversewn to reinforce the double-stapled areas.
hand-sewn anastomosis groupsuture materialPatients chose HA group will performed in an end-to-end manner using absorbable suture material.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Treatment success rate1 year

Treatment success rate is defined as a patient successfully undergoing two respectively operative methods in two groups , resulting in discharge from the hospital without the need for reoperation intervention and no complication happened during a minimum follow-up of 1 year (treatment efficacy).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
volvulus1 year

the incidence of Volvulus with adhesive bands and malrotation because of anastomotic dilatation in two groups after operation 1year

reoperation1 year

the incidence of complication requiring reoperation

Estimated blood loss(ml)1 year

the surgeon estimated blood loss(ml) in two groups

Time to initial oral feeding1 year

the time patients from operation to the first oral feeding.

Operative time(minute)1 year

the operative time(minute) in two groups

ileus1 year

the incidence of ileus after operations 1 year in two groups

Time to full oral feeding1 year

the time patients from operation to the full oral feeding.

anastomotic leakage and stricture1year

the incidence of complications include the anastomotic leakage and stricture between stapled anastomosis and hand-sewn anastomosis.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University

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Zunyi, Guizhou, China

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