Drain fluid iodine as a biomarker of anastomotic leak after low anterior resection in patients undergoing Gastrografin rectal tube flushes and omission of a diverting ileostomy: The GUSH study
This study showed that drain iodine can be used as a sensitive indicator of early AL in patients undergoing a rectal resection with an extraperitoneal colorectal anastomosis and omission of a DI and when the rectal tube is flushed with Gastrografin following surgery.
Authors
- Brett C McWhinney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9632-1148)
- Michael Lonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-2599)
- Darren R Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-1820)
- Karen Dobeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6655-8566)
- David A. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2065-3012)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Mayne Pharma (Australia) (AU)
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Colorectal Disease
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70031
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00