A reduced gastric corpus microvascular blood flow during Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy detected by laser speckle contrast imaging technique

TY - JOUR

T1 - A reduced gastric corpus microvascular blood flow during Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy detected by laser speckle contrast imaging technique

AU - Ambrus, Rikard

AU - Svendsen, Lars Bo

AU - Secher, Niels H.

AU - Rünitz, Kim

AU - Frederiksen, Hans-Jørgen

AU - Svendsen, Morten Bo Søndergaard

AU - Siemsen, Mette

AU - Kofoed, Steen C.

AU - Achiam, Michael Patrick

PY - 2017/4/3

Y1 - 2017/4/3

N2 - BACKGROUND: Reduced microvascular blood flow is related to anastomotic insufficiency following esophagectomy, emphasizing a need for intraoperative monitoring of the microcirculation. This study evaluated if laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) was able to detect intraoperative changes in gastric microcirculation.METHODS: Gastric microcirculation was assessed prior to and after reconstruction of gastric continuity in 25 consecutive patients operated for adenocarcinoma with open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy while hemodynamic variables were recorded.RESULTS: During upper laparotomy, microcirculation at the corpus decreased by 25% from baseline to mobilization of the stomach (p = .008) and decreased further (to a total decrease of 40%) following gastric pull to the thorax (p = .013). On the other hand, microcirculation at the antrum did not change significantly after gastric mobilization (p = .091). The decrease in corpus microcirculation took place unrelated to central cardiovascular variables.CONCLUSION: Using LSCI technique, we identified a reduced microcirculation at the corpus area during open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. LSCI provides an option for real-time assessment of gastric microcirculation and could form basis for intraoperative stabilization of the microcirculation.

AB - BACKGROUND: Reduced microvascular blood flow is related to anastomotic insufficiency following esophagectomy, emphasizing a need for intraoperative monitoring of the microcirculation. This study evaluated if laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) was able to detect intraoperative changes in gastric microcirculation.METHODS: Gastric microcirculation was assessed prior to and after reconstruction of gastric continuity in 25 consecutive patients operated for adenocarcinoma with open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy while hemodynamic variables were recorded.RESULTS: During upper laparotomy, microcirculation at the corpus decreased by 25% from baseline to mobilization of the stomach (p = .008) and decreased further (to a total decrease of 40%) following gastric pull to the thorax (p = .013). On the other hand, microcirculation at the antrum did not change significantly after gastric mobilization (p = .091). The decrease in corpus microcirculation took place unrelated to central cardiovascular variables.CONCLUSION: Using LSCI technique, we identified a reduced microcirculation at the corpus area during open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. LSCI provides an option for real-time assessment of gastric microcirculation and could form basis for intraoperative stabilization of the microcirculation.

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1080/00365521.2016.1265664

DO - 10.1080/00365521.2016.1265664

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 27973925

SN - 0085-5928

VL - 52

SP - 455

EP - 461

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement

IS - 4

ER -