Effects of the time interval between clamping and linear stapling for resection of porcine small intestine.
BACKGROUND
Although a wait of several seconds after clamping is recommended when an automatic stapler is used to achieve adequate hemostasis, this wait has not been experimentally clarified.


METHODS
To determine whether waiting is necessary between clamping and firing of a linear stapler, this study evaluated the number of staple line bleeding points and histologic changes in stapling sites of porcine small intestine (n = 46). It also assessed the ratio of dry to wet tissue weight (DW ratio) (n = 20) of porcine small intestine clamped between the prongs of a linear stapler. The sites were studied separately as follows: no wait with a four-row device (n = 12), no wait with a six-row device (n = 11), wait with a four-row device (n = 12), and wait with a six-row device (n = 11). The linear stapler was fired immediately after clamping in the no wait group and 1 min after clamping in the wait group.


RESULTS
The mean number of staple line bleeding points in 2 to 5 min with the six-row device and in 3 to 5 min with the four-row device after firing were significantly less in the wait group than in the no wait group using the same device (p < 0.05). Cross sections of staple lines showed a higher frequency of mucosal cutting in the no wait group than in the wait group for both the four-row and the six-row devices (both significant at p < 0.01). Although the mean wet tissue weights of anastomotic sites did not change in either group, the mean DW ratio was significantly less in the wait group than in the no wait group (p < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
A 1-min interval after clamping decreases the amount of clamped tissue. Waiting may thus be necessary to reduce bleeding from stapling sites, which may be related to a decrease in mucosal cutting.
Morita
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Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Sugao 2-16-1, Miyamae, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan. moripy@marianna-u.ac.jp
Maeda
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N
Kawaoka
T
T
Hiraki
S
S
Kudo
A
A
Fukuda
S
S
Oka
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M
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D003250:Constriction; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011336:Probability; D011897:Random Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors
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