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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2011

Impact of remote ischemic preconditioning on wound healing in small bowel anastomoses.

Philipp Anton Holzner, Birte Kulemann, Simon Kuesters, Sylvia Timme, Jens Hoeppner, Ulrich Theodor Hopt, Goran Marjanovic

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Philipp Anton HolznerDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79106, Germany. philipp.holzner@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Birte Kulemann
Simon Kuesters
Sylvia Timme
Jens Hoeppner
Ulrich Theodor Hopt
Goran Marjanovic
University Medical Center Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the influence of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on anastomotic integrity.

methodsSixty male Wistar rats were randomized to six groups. The control group (n = 10) had an end-to-end ileal anastomosis without RIPC. The preconditioned groups (n = 34) varied in time of ischemia and time of reperfusion. One group received the amino acid L-arginine before constructing the anastomosis (n = 9). On postoperative day 4, the rats were re-laparotomized, and bursting pressure, hydroxyproline concentration, intra-abdominal adhesions, and a histological score concerning the mucosal ischemic injury were collected. The data are given as median (range).

resultsOn postoperative day 4, median bursting pressure was 124 mmHg (60-146 mmHg) in the control group. The experimental groups did not show a statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). Regarding the hydroxyproline concentration, we did not find any significant variation in the experimental groups. We detected significantly less mucosal injury in the RIPC groups. Furthermore, we assessed more extensive intra-abdominal adhesions in the preconditioned groups than in the control group.

conclusionRIPC directly before performing small bowel anastomosis does not affect anastomotic stability in the early period, as seen in ischemic preconditioning.

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Anastomosis, SurgicalWound HealingAnimalsArginineHydroxyprolineIntestine, SmallIschemic PreconditioningLaparotomyMaleMucous MembranePressureRatsRats, WistarTissue AdhesionsArginineHydroxyprolineAnastomotic healingBursting pressureHydroxyprolineMucosal injury indexRemote ischemic preconditioningWound healing

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PMID21455330
PMCPMC3068266
OpenAlexW1991573383

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