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Area of Science:

  • Trauma Surgery
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Low-grade colon injuries often lead to adverse outcomes with resection with anastomosis (RWA).
  • The impact of injury mechanism on repair choice and complications is not well understood.
  • Comparing RWA versus primary repair (PR) based on injury mechanism is crucial for optimizing patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare complication rates between PR and RWA in patients with low-grade colon injuries.
  • To analyze the influence of injury mechanism (blunt vs. penetrating) on the choice of repair and subsequent outcomes.
  • To identify the preferred surgical strategy for low-grade colon injuries.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of a multicenter Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma retrospective trial (2011-2021).
  • Inclusion of 2058 patients who underwent operative intervention for low-grade colon injuries.
  • Data collection on injury mechanism, repair type, and complications including surgical site infections (SSI) and colonic leak.

Main Results:

  • Resection with anastomosis (RWA) was associated with higher rates of composite SSI, superficial SSI, organ space infection, and colonic leak in blunt injuries.
  • For penetrating injuries, RWA also showed increased rates of superficial SSI, deep SSI, organ space infection, colonic leak, and enterocutaneous fistula.
  • RWA independently predicted composite and superficial SSI in blunt injuries, and composite SSI, deep SSI, and suture line failure in penetrating injuries.

Conclusions:

  • Primary repair (PR) demonstrates fewer infectious complications compared to RWA for low-grade colon injuries, irrespective of the injury mechanism.
  • PR should be considered the preferred operative strategy for non-destructive colon injuries when technically feasible.
  • This finding supports optimizing surgical techniques to reduce adverse outcomes in trauma patients.