Table 3 |
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Comparison of reported clinical leak rates by author. |
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Author |
Year |
n (Tested) |
Method |
Anastomosis Location |
IOL #(%) |
POL #(%) |
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Davies [6] |
1988 |
33 |
Air |
Low Anterior Resection |
6 (18) |
4 (12) |
|
Gilbert [7] |
1988 |
21* |
Saline |
Low vs. Low Anterior |
5 (24) |
1 (5) |
|
Beard [8] |
1990 |
73 |
Air |
Above/Below Reflection |
18 (25) |
3 (4) |
|
Pritchard [9] |
1990 |
82** |
Air |
High/low Anterior |
5 (6) |
8 (10) |
|
Griffith [10] |
1990 |
60** |
Air |
Anterior Resection |
11 (18) |
2 (3) |
|
Dixon [11] |
1991 |
119** |
Saline |
Anterior Resection |
5 (4) |
2 (2) |
|
Wheeler [12] |
1999 |
102 |
Saline |
Anterior/Low Anterior |
21 (21) |
7 (7) |
|
Schmidt [13] |
2002 |
260*** |
Air/MBE |
Low Anterior Resection |
47 (18) |
27 (10) |
|
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Total |
750 |
118 (16) |
54 (7) |
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*Hand sewn anastomoses. **Stapled anastomoses. ***Cases from 1995–2000, stapled anastomoses. |
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