Table 4 Reported anastomotic leak rates in trauma patients (2011–2021)
From: WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment
Authors, Year | Anastomotic site | Anastomoses: n | Anastomotic leaks: n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Saar [122] | Colon | 169 | 4 (2) |
Sharpe [123] | Colon | 44 | 2 (5) |
Schnüriger [96] | Right colon | 31 | 2 (17) |
Transverse colon | 17 | 3 (25) | |
Left colon | 40 | 6 (50) | |
Rectum | 2 | 0 | |
Multiple | 2 | 1 (8) | |
Total | 92 | 12 (13) | |
Ott [88] | Colon | 116 | 16 (14) |
Sharpe [124] | Colon | 44 | 3 (7) |
Anjaria [90] | Colon | 83 | 10 (12) |
Small bowel | 62 | 2 (3) | |
Burlew [92] | Right colon | 38 | 1 (3) |
Transverse colon | 5 | 1 (20) | |
Left colon | 22 | 10 (45) | |
Total | 127 | 14 (11) | |
Georgoff [89] | Colon | 38 | 6 (16) |
Oosthuizen [125] | Colon | 20 | 5 (25) |