How accurate is the visual estimation of bowel length by endoscopic surgeons?
bariatric surgery
bowel measurement
gastric bypass
intestine
limb length
Journal
Frontiers in surgery
ISSN: 2296-875X
Titre abrégé: Front Surg
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101645127
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
23
07
2022
accepted:
17
10
2022
entrez:
24
11
2022
pubmed:
25
11
2022
medline:
25
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Measurement of small bowel length is an essential step in performing bariatric surgery. Surgeons need to measure bowel length in order to create alimentary and biliopancreatic limbs. Inaccurate bowel measurement may affect the outcome of surgery. However, it is not clear how accurate the measurement of bowel length is by surgeons. Two image quizzes marking certain lengths of jejunum were sent to participants. They were asked to estimate the length of marked bowels in maze quizzes. The Error of estimation, prevalence of significant error (error greater than 30 percent of actual length), and the relationship between different participant characteristics was investigated. A total of 86 participants answered the questionnaire. The mean error of estimation was 4.62 cm (27%). Twenty-eight participants (33%) had significant errors in estimation of bowel length. While there are surgeons that can estimate bowel length with decent accuracy, significant errors in estimation of bowel length are not uncommon among surgeons. Surgeons should consider adopting techniques for accurate measurement of the small intestine.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Measurement of small bowel length is an essential step in performing bariatric surgery. Surgeons need to measure bowel length in order to create alimentary and biliopancreatic limbs. Inaccurate bowel measurement may affect the outcome of surgery. However, it is not clear how accurate the measurement of bowel length is by surgeons.
Methods
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Two image quizzes marking certain lengths of jejunum were sent to participants. They were asked to estimate the length of marked bowels in maze quizzes. The Error of estimation, prevalence of significant error (error greater than 30 percent of actual length), and the relationship between different participant characteristics was investigated.
Results
UNASSIGNED
A total of 86 participants answered the questionnaire. The mean error of estimation was 4.62 cm (27%). Twenty-eight participants (33%) had significant errors in estimation of bowel length.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
While there are surgeons that can estimate bowel length with decent accuracy, significant errors in estimation of bowel length are not uncommon among surgeons. Surgeons should consider adopting techniques for accurate measurement of the small intestine.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36420411
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1001329
pmc: PMC9676273
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1001329Informations de copyright
© 2022 MIrzaee, Golzarand, Parsaei, Toolabi and Amirbeigi.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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