Abstract
To explore the application of absorbable suture continuous catcher (ASCC) method during gastrointestinal anastomosis. From January 2012 to March 2014, 210 patients with upper gastrointestinal tumors received ASCC method during gastrointestinal anastomosis by single treatment group. They were compared with 300 cases of full-thickness interrupted suture (FTIS) using traditional methods over the same period. Their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed, including anastomotic hemorrhage, leakage and obstruction. There was neither mortality nor serious abdominal complication. The ASCC group had one case of anastomotic hemorrhage (1/210, 0.05%) while there were 17 cases (17/300, 5.67%) in the FTIS group. The difference was statistically significant with a P value of 0.032. The ASCC group had a lower incidence of anastomotic leakage and obstruction. However, the difference was statistically insignificant with P values of 0.101 and 0.153 respectively. As compared with the FTIS method, the ASCC method has a lower incidence of gastrointestinal anastomotic hemorrhage and other anastomotic complications. The ASCC method is an ideal suture method of gastrointestinal anastomosis reinforcement.
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