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Comparison of Hand-Sewn with Stapled Anastomosis in Neonatal Intestinal Atresia Surgery: A Randomized Controlled
Zebing Zheng1, Zhu Jin2, Mingjuan Gao2
1Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Institute of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of hand-sewn versus stapled anastomosis therapy in intestinal atresia neonatal patients. This was a prospective randomized controlled trial in which 90 neonates with intestinal atresia were randomly divided into the hand-sewn group and the stapled group. All patients were assigned to undergo intestinal anastomosis by hand-sewn or stapler. The primary outcome measure was to analyze the anastomotic complications between groups. The secondary outcome measures were operative time, blood loss, length to initial feeds, length to full feeds, length of hospital stay, the incidence of bowel obstruction, reoperation and mortality, and weight and height 1 year after operation. A total of 82 patients were included (43 for hand-sewn and 39 for stapled group) for primary analysis. A total of 16 patients suffered from anastomotic complications in both groups. The incidence rate of anastomotic complications in the stapled group was significantly lower than that of the hand-sewn group (27.9% versus 10.3%, P = .044). There were no differences in anastomotic leak, stricture, and bleeding in the hand-sewn group compared with stapled group. The operative time in the hand-sewn group was longer than the stapled group (P < .001), the length to initial and full feeds in the stapled group was shorter than that of the hand-sewn group (P < .001). The length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the stapled group than the hand-sewn group (P = .016). The bowel obstruction, reoperation, weight and height, and mortality had no differences between groups during follow-up. Study results demonstrate that stapled anastomosis is safe and effective for intestinal atresia with distal diameter >1 cm, as it can decrease the incidence of anastomotic complications. However, the risk of anastomotic failure should be considered among type III b atresia. Clinical Trial Registration number: NCT03754907.
