Drainage Fluid Biomarkers and Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery. A Monocentric Prospective Observational Study

NCT ID: NCT04846283

Last Updated: 2021-04-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

207 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-01

Study Completion Date

2020-04-01

Brief Summary

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Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most feared intra-abdominal septic complications (IASC) after colorectal surgery. It is defined as the leak of intestinal content due to an anastomotic dehiscence. Incidence ranges from 2% to 20%. AL is usually associated to systemic inflammatory response, even if in some cases the presentation may be subclinical. Therefore, AL is suspected in patients with a strong inflammatory response and can be confirmed by imaging with contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan or water-soluble contrast studies. Nevertheless, imaging has varying sensitivity and specificity and is usually performed once the patient has a clinical evidence, thus potentially delaying the correct timing for surgery. Despite several studies about this topic and the plenty of known risk factors as mentioned above, AL is still not easy to predict. Different tools other than imaging have been studied in order to make diagnosis of AL at an early stage, as the measurement of some biomarkers of inflammation in serum and in drainage fluid.

Biomarkers as white cell blood count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), cytokines (e.g. TNFa, IL-6, IL-1b), markers of ischemia (e.g. lactate) and procalcitonin (PCT) have been used for an early detection of AL and other intra-abdominal septic complications. The primary aim of our study was to assess the role of drainage fluid CRP and lactate-dehydrogenase (LDH) in the early detection of anastomotic leakage.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anastomotic Leakage

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Biomarker-group

We considered for the study all patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel-disease or reversal of Hartmann's procedure. Both patients undergoing open and minimally invasive surgery were considered eligible.

Elective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel-disease or reversal of Hartmann's procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

We considered all the procedures that required an intestinal anastomosis in colo-rectal surgery

Interventions

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Elective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel-disease or reversal of Hartmann's procedure

We considered all the procedures that required an intestinal anastomosis in colo-rectal surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for cancer
* patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for diverticular disease
* patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for inflammatory bowel-disease
* patients aged \>16 y undergoing elective or emergency colorectal surgery for reversal of Hartmann's procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients aged \< 16 y undergoing colorectal surgery;
* patients undergoing Hartman's procedure
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Palermo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Antonino Agrusa

Associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Antonino Agrusa, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Palermo - Italy

Locations

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A.U.O. Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "P. Giaccone" Palermo - University of Palermo

Palermo, Italy - Sicily, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Smith SR, Pockney P, Holmes R, Doig F, Attia J, Holliday E, Carroll R, Draganic B. Biomarkers and anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery: C-reactive protein trajectory is the gold standard. ANZ J Surg. 2018 May;88(5):440-444. doi: 10.1111/ans.13937. Epub 2017 Mar 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28304142 (View on PubMed)

Molinari E, Giuliani T, Andrianello S, Talamini A, Tollini F, Tedesco P, Pirani P, Panzeri F, Sandrini R, Remo A, Laterza E. Drain fluid's pH predicts anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery: results of a prospective analysis of 173 patients. Minerva Chir. 2020 Feb;75(1):30-36. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.19.08018-0. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31580043 (View on PubMed)

Straatman J, Cuesta MA, Tuynman JB, Veenhof AAFA, Bemelman WA, van der Peet DL. C-reactive protein in predicting major postoperative complications are there differences in open and minimally invasive colorectal surgery? Substudy from a randomized clinical trial. Surg Endosc. 2018 Jun;32(6):2877-2885. doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5996-9. Epub 2017 Dec 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29282574 (View on PubMed)

Pedrazzani C, Moro M, Mantovani G, Lazzarini E, Conci S, Ruzzenente A, Lippi G, Guglielmi A. C-reactive protein as early predictor of complications after minimally invasive colorectal resection. J Surg Res. 2017 Apr;210:261-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.047. Epub 2016 Dec 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28457337 (View on PubMed)

Cabellos Olivares M, Labalde Martinez M, Torralba M, Rodriguez Fraile JR, Atance Martinez JC. C-reactive protein as a marker of the surgical stress reduction within an ERAS protocol (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) in colorectal surgery: A prospective cohort study. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;117(4):717-724. doi: 10.1002/jso.24909. Epub 2018 Jan 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29355975 (View on PubMed)

Wright EC, Connolly P, Vella M, Moug S. Peritoneal fluid biomarkers in the detection of colorectal anastomotic leaks: a systematic review. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017 Jul;32(7):935-945. doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2799-3. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28401350 (View on PubMed)

Walker PA, Kunjuraman B, Bartolo DCC. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts anastomotic dehiscence. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Jan 27. doi: 10.1111/ans.14369. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29377500 (View on PubMed)

Reynolds IS, Boland MR, Reilly F, Deasy A, Majeed MH, Deasy J, Burke JP, McNamara DA. C-reactive protein as a predictor of anastomotic leak in the first week after anterior resection for rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 2017 Sep;19(9):812-818. doi: 10.1111/codi.13649.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28273409 (View on PubMed)

Agnello L, Buscemi S, Di Buono G, Vidali M, Lo Sasso B, Agrusa A, Ciaccio M. Drainage fluid LDH and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as biomarkers for early detecting anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2023 Nov 22;62(5):967-978. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2023-1164. Print 2024 Apr 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37988156 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ANASTOMOTICLEAKAGE 01_2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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