Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in the emergency setting: the WSES international consensus position paper
Advanced technologies and intraoperative navigation techniques, such as ICG fluorescence-guided surgery, should be prioritized in emergency surgery to improve outcomes. This technology exemplifies precision surgery by enhancing minimally invasive approaches and providing superior real-time evaluation of bowel viability and biliary structures-areas traditionally reliant on the surgeon's visual assessment. Its adoption in emergency settings requires proper training, equipment availability, and standardized protocols. Further research is needed to evaluate cost-effectiveness and expand its applications in urgent surgical procedures.
Authors
- Francesco Marchegiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-8054)
- Élie Chouillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4100-7412)
- Antonio La Greca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-143X)
- Francesca Cammelli
- Lorenzo Barberis
- Justin Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-1255)
- Arda Işık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9493-4055)
- D Pantalone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-104X)
- Mauro Podda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-0883)
- Luca Ansaloni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6427-0307)
- Edoardo Picetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0316-1451)
- Imtiaz Wani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2845-7347)
- Zsolt J. Balogh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0277-4822)
- Francesco Corradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-2608)
- Alessandro Pasculli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-2383)
- Antonio Tarasconi
- Joseph M. Galante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-9548)
- Salomone Di Saverio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-5022)
- Gianluca Garulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-6117)
- Ahmad Zarour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7399-5497)
- Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-8568)
- Ernest Eugene Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-4848)
- Federico Coccolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6364-4186)
- Riccardo Bertelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2500-0026)
- Mario Testini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-4894)
- Vanni Agnoletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7093-2749)
- Giovanni Alemanno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-8732)
- Massimo Sartelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-7542)
- Micheal Denis Kelly
- Giovanna Di Meo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7012-8654)
- Carlo Alberto Schena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-1103)
- Belinda De Simone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-3097)
- Andrey Litvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-6513)
- Raul Sérgio Martins Coimbra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-6851)
- Eugenio Cucinotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-3971)
- Nicola de’Angelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-4916)
- Vishal G. Shelat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3988-8142)
- Elisa Cassinotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-6561)
- Luigi Boni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5906-3810)
- Michèle Diana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1390-8486)
- Ari Leppäniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6228-2619)
- Davina Perini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0967-6798)
- Dieter Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7813-842X)
- Annamaria Di Bella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-7425)
- Boris Sakakushev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-0115)
- Adriana Toro
- Cui Y
- Isidoro Di Carlo
- Gian Luca Baiocchi
- Francesco Di Maggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-6169)
- Hajra Ashraf
- Walter L. Biffl
- Martina Bonafede
- Andrew W. Kirkpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1692-5919)
- Yifat Fainzilber Goldman
- Jean-Marc Regimbeau
- A. Häcker
- Hung Truong
- Fausto Catena
- Ana Maria Gonzalez Castillo
- A. Hayes
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Parma (IT)
- Hôpital américain de paris (FR)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Università degli Studi eCampus (IT)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- University of Cagliari (IT)
- Gomel State Medical University (BY)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- Hôpital Beaujon (FR)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Medical University Plovdiv (BG)
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (IL)
- Riverside University Health System - Medical Center (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Croydon University Hospital (GB)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG)
- Foothills Medical Centre (CA)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Tianjin Nankai Hospital (CN)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingénieur, de l'Informatique et de l'Imagerie (FR)
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Scripps Memorial Hospital (US)
- Scripps Clinic Medical Group (US)
- Ospedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Albury Wodonga Health (AU)
- Ospedale Infermi di Rimini (IT)
- Ospedale Cannizzaro (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana (IT)
- Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona (IT)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona
- Ospedale di Macerata
- University of Macerata (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
- Istanbul Medeniyet University (TR)
- University of Brescia (IT)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-025-00575-w
- Citations
- 27
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 37.48