Oral beetroot juice as a visual gastrointestinal (GI) leak monitor: A frugal bedside adjunct for unstable patients
Oral Beetroot juice instillation is a simple, low-cost bedside adjunct for detecting postoperative gastrointestinal leaks in resource-limited settings. In patients too unstable for surgery, it provided a visual indicator of leak status and supported surgical decision-making in resource-limited settings. This frugal innovation may bridge a critical diagnostic gap where advanced imaging is unavailable or unsafe.
Authors
- Atul Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6575-2460)
- Reena Kothari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-6969)
- Dhananjaya Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0604-8676)
- Deepti Bala Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-8482)
- Aditi Tiwari
- Ajay Dadoria
Institutions
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College (IN)
- Government Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Doctor
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755251356050
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00