Is Early Detection of Anastomotic Leakage Possible by Intraperitoneal Microdialysis and Intraperitoneal Cytokines After Anterior Resection of the Rectum for Cancer?
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 50 (11), 1918-1927
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9023-4
Abstract
Purpose: This prospective study assessed methods of detecting intraperitoneal ischemia and inflammatory response in patients with and without postoperative complications after anterior resection of the rectum. Methods: In 23 patients operated on with anterior resection of the rectum for rectal carcinoma, intraperitoneal lactate, pyruvate, and glucose levels were monitored postoperatively for six days by using microdialysis with catheters applied in two locations: intraperitoneally near the anastomosis, and in the central abdominal cavity. A reference catheter was placed subcutaneously in the pectoral region. Cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, were measured in intraperitoneal fluid by means of a pelvic drain for two postoperative days. Results: The intraperitoneal lactate/pyruvate ratio near the anastomosis was higher on postoperative Day 5 (P= 0.029) and Day 6 (P= 0.009) in patients with clinical anastomotic leakage (n = 7) compared with patients without leakage (n = 16). The intraperitoneal levels of IL-6 (P= 0.002;P= 0.012, respectively) and IL-10 (P= 0.002;P= 0.041, respectively) were higher on postoperative Days 1 and 2 in the leakage group, and TNF-a was higher in the leakage group on Day 1 (P= 0.011). In-hospital clinical anastomotic leakage was diagnosed on median Day 6, and leakage after hospital discharge on median Day 20. Conclusions: The intraperitoneal lactate/pyruvate ratio and cytokines, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α, were increased in patients who developed symptomatic anastomotic leakage before clinical symptoms were evident.Keywords
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