The characteristics of residual pneumoperitoneum after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Sotaro Fukuhara Hiroyuki EgiMasatoshi KochiWataru ShimizuYuji TakakuraKazuhiro TaguchiIkki NakashimaYusuke SumiShintaro AkabaneKoki SatoHisaaki YoshinakaYoshifumi TeraokaMinoru HattoriHideki Ohdan

Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2021)

Low BMI and SFA values were identified as risk factors for residual pneumoperitoneum. Inflammatory markers may be useful as indicators for avoiding emergent surgery when it is difficult to differentiate between asymptomatic residual pneumoperitoneum and free air related to anastomotic failure.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
body mass index
rectal cancer
coronary artery bypass
robot assisted
weight gain
percutaneous coronary intervention