BACKGROUND:Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging (ICG-FI) may be used to visualize intestinal perfusion prior to anastomosis. Methods for quantification of the fluorescence signal are required to ensure an objective evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate a method for quantification of relative perfusion and to investigate the correlation between the perfusion level and the anastomotic strength. METHOD: This blinded, randomized, experimental trial included twenty pigs. Each pig received three small intestinal anastomoses with 30%, 60%, or 100% perfusion, respectively. The perfusion levels were determined relative to healthy intestine using ICG-FI. Ischemia was induced by mesenteric ligation and the perfusion level of each anastomosis was determined using a software-based analysis of the fluorescence signal. On postoperative day 5, the anastomoses were subjected to tensile strength test and histopathological assessment. RESULTS: No anastomotic leakage occurred. The tensile strength of the 30% perfusion group was 9.09 N, which was significantly lower than the 60% perfusion group (11.5 N) and the 100% perfusion group (12.9 N). The difference between the 60% perfusion group and the 100% perfusion group was not significant. The histopathological assessment showed no significant differences between perfusion groups. CONCLUSIONS: A reduction in blood supply to 30%, as determined by ICG-FI, in small intestinal anastomoses was necessary to demonstrate a decrease in tensile strength.
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BACKGROUND:Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging (ICG-FI) may be used to visualize intestinal perfusion prior to anastomosis. Methods for quantification of the fluorescence signal are required to ensure an objective evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate a method for quantification of relative perfusion and to investigate the correlation between the perfusion level and the anastomotic strength. METHOD: This blinded, randomized, experimental trial included twenty pigs. Each pig received three small intestinal anastomoses with 30%, 60%, or 100% perfusion, respectively. The perfusion levels were determined relative to healthy intestine using ICG-FI. Ischemia was induced by mesenteric ligation and the perfusion level of each anastomosis was determined using a software-based analysis of the fluorescence signal. On postoperative day 5, the anastomoses were subjected to tensile strength test and histopathological assessment. RESULTS: No anastomotic leakage occurred. The tensile strength of the 30% perfusion group was 9.09 N, which was significantly lower than the 60% perfusion group (11.5 N) and the 100% perfusion group (12.9 N). The difference between the 60% perfusion group and the 100% perfusion group was not significant. The histopathological assessment showed no significant differences between perfusion groups. CONCLUSIONS: A reduction in blood supply to 30%, as determined by ICG-FI, in small intestinal anastomoses was necessary to demonstrate a decrease in tensile strength.
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