Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography for intraoperative assessment of gastrointestinal anastomotic perfusion: a systematic review of clinical trials.
Thea Helene DegettHelene Schou AndersenIsmail GögenurPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2016)
No randomized controlled trials have been published. ICG-FA seems like a promising method to assess perfusion at the site intended for anastomosis. However, we do not have the sufficient evidence to determine that the method can reduce the leak rate.