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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2024

Utility of indocyanine green fluorescent dye in emergency general surgery: a review of the contemporary literature.

Mohamed H Khalaf, Husham Abdelrahman, Ayman El-Menyar, Ibrahim Afifi, Ahmad Kloub, Ammar Al-Hassani, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Indocyanine green fluorescence in parathyroidectomy: enhancing efficiency through real-time adenoma identification.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mohamed H KhalafDepartment of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Husham AbdelrahmanDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ayman El-MenyarClinical Research, Trauma & Vascular Surgery Section, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ibrahim AfifiDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmad KloubDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ammar Al-HassaniDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Sandro RizoliDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hassan Al-ThaniDepartment of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For decades, indocyanine green (ICG) has been available for medical and surgical use. The indications for ICG use in surgery have expanded where guided surgery directed by fluorescence and near-infrared fluorescent imaging offers numerous advantages. Recently, surgeons have reported using ICG operative navigation in the emergency setting, with fluorescent cholangiography being the most common procedure. The utility of ICG also involves real-time perfusion assessment, such as ischemic organs and limbs. The rising use of ICG in surgery can be explained by the ICG's rapid technological evolution, accuracy, ease of use, and great potential to guide precision surgical diagnosis and management. The review aims to summarize the current literature on the uses of ICG in emergency general surgery. It provides a comprehensive and practical summary of the use of ICG, including indication, route of administration, and dosages. To simplify the application of ICG, we subdivided its use into anatomical mapping and perfusion assessment. Anatomical mapping includes the biliary tree, ureters, and bowel. Perfusion assessment includes bowel, pancreas, skin and soft tissue, and gonads. This review provides a reference to emergency general surgeons to aid in implementing ICG in the emergency setting for more enhanced and safer patient care.

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acute careemergency general surgeryfluorescentindocyanine green (ICG)perfusionsurgery

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PMID38419940
PMCPMC10899482

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