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Figure13.1.“OKguys,nowit’senough.Ithinktheabdomenisclean…”
Theconceptofradicaldebridementoftheperitonealcavityisbased onthepremisethatfibrinisanidusformicrobialimplantation,hence therecommendationtopeeloffeverybitoffibrincoatingperitoneal surfacesandviscera.Theprocedureistedious,resultsinexcessive bleeding from the denuded peritonealsurfaces and endangersthe integrityofanalreadyfriableintestine.Itdidnotwithstandthetestof aprospectiverandomizedstudycomparingittoamoreconservative approach.Itisobsoleteandharmful—justforgetit!
Despite the dictumthat it isimpossible effectively to drain the
free peritoneal cavity, drains are still used and often misused.
Their aim must be restricted to the evacuation of an ‘established’ abscess(when theresidualcavity wouldnot collapse orcannot be filled with omentum or adjacent structures),to allow theescape of potentialsecretions(e.g.bile,pancreaticjuice)or,rarely,toestablish acontrolledintestinalfistulawhenexteriorizationisnotpossible.To preventintestinalerosion, softdrainsshould beleftinplacefor the shortest duration possible and well away from bowel wall. In general, active-suction drainage may be more effective than the
passive kind, and infectious complications can be reduced by choosing‘closed’systems.Drainsoftenprovideafalsesenseof
security and reassurance (  Figure 13.2). We have all seen a
moribund postoperative patient with an abdomen ‘crying’to be re­explored with a surgeon in denial because his tiny four-quadrant drains are dry andnon-productive. (By the way, this is particularly trueofdrainsinsertedtodealwithpostoperativehemorrhage;atiny trickleofblood fromadrainmayhide ahugeintra-abdominalclot.)
Drainsinsertedclosetoananastomosis“justincaseitleaks” are more likely to cause an anastomotic dehiscence than to establish a controlled fistula. Read more about drains in the
dedicatedchapter( Chapter39).
The role of postoperative peritoneal lavage, through tube drains left in place for this purpose, is at best questionable. Is it really possibletoirrigatethe whole abdominal cavity? In our experience, suchtubesarerapidlywalled-offbyadhesionsandadjacenttissues. At the end ofthe day, you will be irrigatingnothing more than the drains’tracks.
Figure13.2.“Whichofthedrainsisdraining?”
Aggressivemodalitiesofmanagement
Indoubtfulcasesdonotwaittoolong Beforeexploring,foritisquitewrong ToactuponthesloganWaitandSee, Whenlookingmayprovidetheremedy.
ZacharyCope
Most IAI patients respond to the combination of adequate source control, appropriate antibiotics and competent supportive management. Mightafewothersneedmore?Inthe1980s,itwasbelievedthatfailure of the initial standard operation could be accounted for by either persistingorrecurringinfectiondiagnosedtoolate.Waitingforovertsigns ofinfection ororganfailure asthe indicationfor‘on demand’abdominal re-exploration was thought to be at best questionable. Hence the emergence of an aggressive management approach in the form of planned relaparotomy and open management of the abdomen (laparostomy). These two modalities were often combined (they are discussedmoreextensivelyinPartIV—“AftertheOperation”):
Plannedrelaparotomy pushesthe processofsource controlto its
limit. By staging repeatedoperative interventions to followthe first ‘index’procedureforperitonitis,thesurgeonmakesacommitmentto return to the abdominal cavity again and again to re-explore, evacuate,wash-out,debrideor resectas needed,until thedisease processis definitivelycontrolled.This doggedpursuit is justifiedby local intra-abdominal conditions rather than the patient’s overall status.
Openmanagement(laparostomy)is,inconcept,anextensionto
peritoneal toilet by providing maximal drainage for the purulent abdomen.Itfacilitatesfrequentre-explorations.Inaddition,itserves asprophylaxistotheabdominalcompartmentsyndrome—inthe earlydaysthough,thisadvantagewasnotfullyappreciated.
Early results of these methods seemed promising, particularly in the managementofinfectedpancreaticnecrosisbutwerelessfavorablein casesofpostoperative peritonitis, perhaps because the sickestpatients wereincluded. Intestinalfistulas plaguedsimple openmanagement, but
this problem was somewhat minimized by the introduction of modern
temporaryabdominalclosure(TAC)techniques.
However, prospective randomized studies, imperfect as they were, giventhedifficultiesinpatientenrolmentandstratification,failedtoshow anadvantagefortheplannedrelaparotomypolicyandpointedtoahigher complicationrate—insurgery,thereisnofreelunch!Thepossibilitywas raisedthatrelaparotomyconstitutesa‘secondhit’inpatientsinwhomthe inflammatoryresponsewasalready‘switched-on’,escalatingtheSIRS.It is more likely though that sick patients were subjected to a double iatrogenic insult: frequent trips out of the ICU and overly traumatic, intempestive surgical manipulations. Is there still a place for this aggressive management? We believe there is one, in a very small minority of carefully selected patients at the hands of expert teams.
Wholesaleapplicationandrelegatingtherelaparotomyperformance tojuniorstaffattheendoftheORslatearerecipesfordisaster.Our
indicationsforthese modalitiesare summarizedin Table13.1.Please continuereadingaboutthistopicin Chapter48.
Needforperitonealcultures?
A70-year-oldmalepatientundergoesalaparotomyforperforatedsigmoiddiverticulardisease
withgeneralizedfecalperitonitis.Areyouoneofthosesurgeonswhowouldsendaspecimen
of peritoneal fluid for culture? If so, how often do you follow-up the results and modify
accordingly your antibiotic regimen? What indeed can be gained by culturing Mr. Average
Citizen’sfeces?
This is a typical example of community-acquired secondary peritonitis. The microbiologyof this type of IAI is predictableand respondsreadilyto an empiric broad-spectrumantibiotic regimen, initiatedpre-operatively,thatincludesanti-anaerobiccover. Inmost
cases,cultureresultswouldbecomeavailableonlywellaftercompletion oftheantibioticcourse.
However,peritonealculturesareusefulinthefollowingscenarios:
Primary peritonitis where there is no intra-abdominal source of infection; the fluid contains an organism that has migrated from somewhereelse.
Nosocomial secondary peritonitis (acquired in an already hospitalized patient); the best example being postoperative peritonitis.
Tertiary peritonitis which is commonly associated with a peculiar microbiology(seeabove).
Peritonitis in the immunocompromised patient (AIDS, on chemotherapy).
Patientswhoarealreadyonantibiotics,forwhateverreason.
Patientswithahistoryofmethicillin-resistantStaphylococcusaureus (MRSA).
“Shakiness of the hand may be some bar to the successful performance of an operation, but he of a shakymindishopeless.”
SirWilliamMacEwen
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Ifyou wanttoreadmuchmoreaboutthistopic,thenfindacopyofSourceControl.Schein M,MarshallJ,Eds.Berlin,Heidelberg,NewYork:Springer,2002.
Chapter14
Theintestinalanastomosis1(andstomata)
MarkCheetham,MosheSchein,PaulN.Rogers,AriLeppäniemi,Danny
RosinandJonathanE.Efron
Thischapter hasbeensubdivided intothefollowingtwo sections:
1.
Intestinalanastomosis.
2.
Intestinalstomata.
1
Theintestinalanastomosis
1
Moshe Schein, Paul N. Rogers, Ari Leppäniemi, Danny Rosin,JonathanE.Efron
Bestistheenemyofgood:thefirstlayeristhebest—why spoilit?
Theidealanastomosis
Theideal intestinalanastomosisis theonewhichdoes notleak. Leaks,althoughrelativelyrare,areadreadedandpotentiallydeadly disaster (  Chapter 47). In addition, the anastomosis should not
obstructbutallownormalfunctionofthegastrointestinaltractwithinafew
daysofconstruction.
Figure14.1.“Giveittome,nurse…Thiswillbeaperfectanastomosis!”
Any experienced surgeon thinks thathis ownanastomotic technique, adoptedfrom his mentorsand with atouchof personalvirtuosity,is the ‘best’. Many methods are practiced: end-to-end, end-to-side orside-to­side;single-versusdouble-layered,interruptedversuscontinuous,using absorbable versus non-absorbable and braided versus monofilament suture materials. Weeven know some obsessive-compulsive surgeons (doyouknowany?)whocarefullyconstructathree-layeredanastomosis inaninterruptedfashion.Nowaddstaplerstothemix.Sowheredowe
stand?Whatispreferable?( Figure14.1).
Prosandcons
Numerousexperimentalandclinicalstudiessupportthefollowing:
Leakage:theincidenceofanastomoticdehiscenceisnotinfluenced by the method used, provided the anastomosis is technically
sound; constructed withwell-perfused bowel without tension, andrenderedwaterandairtight.
Stricture: the single-layer anastomosis is associated with a lower
riskofstricture formation than the multi-layeredone.Strictures are also commoner following the end-to-end anastomosis performed with the circular stapler (especially when the smaller sizes are used).
Misadventure: intra-operative technical failures with staplers are morefrequentdueto‘misfires’.Andyouknowtherule:“toolsinthe handsoffoolsarepronetodisasters.”
Speed: stapled anastomoses, on average, are slightly faster than those sutured by hand. The fewer the layers, the faster the anastomosis and the continuous method is swifter than the interruptedone.Inpractice,thetimeconsumedinplacingtwohand­fashionedpurse-stringsutures fora stapledcircularanastomosisis identicaltothatrequiredtocompleteahand-sutured,single-layered, continuousanastomosis.
Suturematerial
:braidedsutures(e.g.silkorVicryl®)‘saw’through
tissues and, experimentally at least, are associated with greater inflammation and activation of collagenases than monofilament material (e.g. PDS®, Monocryl®, Maxon™ or even Prolene®).
Chromic catgut is too rapidly absorbed to support (alone) an anastomosis. Monofilament slides better through the tissues and, whenusedinacontinuousfashion,isself-adjustableallowingequal distribution of the tension around the entire circumference of the anastomosis.
Cost: staplers are much more expensive than sutures and, thus, generally not cost-effective. The single-layer continuous technique requireslesssuturematerial,andisthereforemoreeconomicalthan theinterruptedmethod.
The choice of anastomotic technique: international
perspective
To gauge the current ‘anastomotic philosophy’ around the world we conducted an informal poll among members of the international online surgical forum — SURGINET.And here is a summary of the prevailing trends:
Staplersvs.hands.Aminorityofsurgeonsareaddictedto‘stapler­only’ or ‘hand-only’ technique. Most use both techniques on a selective basis. The emphasis is to avoid staplers on ‘non-
healthybowel’—e.g.edematous,irradiated—orinwhatthey wouldconsider‘difficultcircumstances’.
Location. Most would use staplers for esophageal anastomoses andforanastomosisoftherectum.Fashioninganewgastriclesser curvature and closure of the duodenal stump during gastrectomy areother popular indicationsfor staplers. Inallothersites,hand-
suturingismorepopular.
Suturematerial. Absorbable material is used by the vast majority. ThebraidedVicryl®ispopularbutthosewhopreferthecontinuous-
runningtechnique(seebelow)optformonofilamentssuchasPDS®, Maxon™orMonocryl®.
Singlevs.two-layeredanastomosis/interruptedvs.continuous. Interestingly, European surgeons tend to practice a continuous single-layer anastomosis using a monofilament. Single-layer interrupted is practiced by many, especially in ‘difficult circumstances’or for the sigmoid and rectum. Old school teaching prevails still in some places where two-layered anastomoses are preferred — both continuous, but more commonly the inner layer continuous (absorbable) and the outer interrupted (absorbable or not).
Ourrecommendations
‘Our’inthiscasemeans(withthepermissionoftheotherEditors)what Moshethinks—wecannotwritefourdifferentchaptersbasedoneachof our dogmas, can we? (Danny, for example, prefers staplers from the mouthto the anus,while Ari alwaysusescontinuous absorbable intwo layers…).
Well, using the WTLS (what the literature says) test, since all methods,ifcorrectlyperformed,aresafe,nobodycanfaultyouforusing the anastomotic method with which you are most familiar and comfortable.However,applyingtheIIWM(ifitwereme)conceptthisis our(MS)bias: