[Manual suture versus mechanical suture for surgery of colorectal anastomosis]

Department of Science and Technology - Brazilian Health Technology Assessment General Coordination
Record ID 32006001476
Portuguese
Authors' objectives:

To compare manual suture to mechanical suture regarding their effectiveness and safety for colorectal anastomosis. The main hypothesis was tested: mechanical suture is more effective than manual suture because of its low risk of complications.

Authors' recommendations: Currently, there is not enough evidence to show superiority of mechanical as compared to manual approach for colorectal anastomosis, irrespective of the level of anastomosis.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2005
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Brazil
MeSH Terms
  • Surgical Staplers
  • Suture Techniques
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Colon
  • Rectum
Contact
Organisation Name: Coordenação-Geral de Fomento à Pesquisa e Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde, Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia
Contact Address: Ministerio da Saude, Secretaria de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Insumos Estrategicos, Departamento de Ciencia e Tecnologia, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Edificio sede; bl "G" - 8 andar - SL 834, CEP: 70058-900, Brasilia, DF Brazil, Tel: +55 61 3315 3197 Fax: +55 61 3315 3850
Contact Name: suzanne.jacob@saude.gov.br
Contact Email: suzanne.jacob@saude.gov.br
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