A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY COMPARING STAPLERS WITH CONVENTIONAL ANASTOMOSIS IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Dr. M Sri Hari Rao; Dr. Mohammad Kareemulla Shaik; Dr. N Prabhu Ram

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY COMPARING STAPLERS WITH CONVENTIONAL ANASTOMOSIS IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Dr. M Sri Hari Rao, Dr. Mohammad Kareemulla Shaik, Dr. N Prabhu Ram

Abstract :

 Bowel anastomosis is an important part of gastrointestinal surgeries and can be achieved by conventional anastomotic techniques using various sutures or by the recently developed staplers. Although, accurate approximation without tension and a good blood supply to both the segments of bowel being joined is the fundamental thing of good anastomosis, it is, however, essential to study the methodologies of bowel anastomosis and compare the factors during and after surgery. This study has been undertaken as prospective and comparative study of cases where hand sewn anastomosis done in one group and stapler anastomosis done in similar group of patients to estimate whether stapler anastomosis has any significant advantage over hand sewn anastomosis within the constraint of government setup and thus help in planning future ergonomics of surgical department in government hospitals.