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Smart sealants for prevention and monitoring of gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks using portable smartphone-controlled ultrasound transducers
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2022
biorxiv/medrxiv
pre-print
ABSTRACTMillions of patients every year undergo gastrointestinal surgery. While often lifesaving, sutured and stapled reconnections leak in around 10% of the cases. Penetration of digestive fluids into the peritoneal cavity may lead to dreadful complications, including sepsis and premature death. Modern suture supports and tissue adhesives only insufficiently address the issue. Due to the scarcity of alternatives, surgeons rely on monitoring surrogate markers and clinical symptoms, which
doi:10.1101/2022.01.24.477460
fatcat:gwl7bh5ljbbk3iiora22iim3ry