The Double Stitch Everting Technique in the End-to-Side Microvascular Anastomosis: Validation of the Technique Using a Randomized N-of-1 Trial
The Double Stitch Everting Technique in the End-to-Side Microvascular Anastomosis: Validation of the Technique Using a Randomized N-of-1 Trial
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DOI:
10.1055/s-0040-1718548
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发表时间:
2020-10-14
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Volovici, Victor
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作者:
Dindelegan, George C.;Dammers, Ruben;Volovici, Victor
Background The double stitch everting (DSE) technique, in which time is won by leaving the needle inside the vessel wall in-between stitching, is a modification of the end-to-side (ETS) anastomosis in the interest of reducing anastomosis time. This ensures proper wall eversion, intima-to-intima contact, and improved suture symmetry.Materials and Methods We designed an N-of-1 randomized trial with each microsurgeon as their own control. We included 10 microsurgeons of different levels of experience who were then asked to perform classic and DSE ETS anastomoses on the chicken leg and rat femoral models. Every anastomosis was cut and evaluated using blinded assessment. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multivariable logistic regression were used to analyze the results and for confounder adjustment.Results A total of 210 anastomoses were performed, of which 177 on the chicken leg and 43 on the rat femoral artery and vein. From the 210 anastomoses, 111 were performed using the classic technique and 99 using the DSE technique. The mean anastomosis time was 28.811.3minutes in the classic group and 24.6 +/- 12minutes in the DSE group ( p