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Active, not recruitingNCT03690687PeritonitisUpdated Jul 26, 2021

Delayed Small-Bowel Anastomosis in Patients With Postoperative Peritonitis

An observational study in Postoperative Peritonitis, Anastomotic Leakage and Intestinal Perforation Small, sponsored by Andrey Nikolayevich Zharikov. Active, not recruiting. Open to participants aged 19 Years to 76 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-26.

Sponsored by Andrey Nikolayevich Zharikov · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
114
Ages
19 Years to 76 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Surgical management results for 114 patients with postoperative peritonitis due to small-bowel perforations, necrosis, and anastomotic leakage were comparatively analyzed. Using the APACHE-II (Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation) and MPI (Mannheim Peritonitis Index) scoring systems, different surgical approaches were examined in three patient groups (primary anastomosis, delayed anastomosis, and enterostomy).

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One hundred and fourteen (114) participants with postoperative peritonitis resulted from small-bowel perforations or small-bowel anastomotic leaks were divided prior to surgery into 3 groups following the APACHE-II (Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation) and MPI (Mannheim Peritonitis Index) scores, and different surgical approaches were applied to the groups: group I underwent resection of the small intestine to place primary anastomosis; group II was subjected to resection of the small intestine to place delayed anastomosis; and group III went through resection of the small intestine with enterostomy. The surgeon used minimization (including a random element) and stratification by gender, age, and small-bowel pathology.

The patients received resection of the small bowel to place primary small-bowel anastomosis, or as depending on their grouping:

  • Resection of the small bowel to place primary anastomosis: resection of the small bowel to place primary anastomosis into small intestine or transverse colon were performed by routine practice during relaparotomy.
  • Resection of the small intestine to place delayed anastomosis: resection of the small bowel was performed by routine practice. After the closure of the afferent and efferent loops of the small intestine, anastomosis was not applied. A decompression probe was introduced into the upper small intestine. In 24-36 hours, delayed anastomosis into small intestine or transverse colon was performed during the planned relaparotomy with arrested postoperative peritonitis.
  • Resection of the small intestine with enterostomy: resection of the small intestine was performed by routine practice. In case there was no postoperative peritonitis relief and was organ dysfunction progression, anastomosis was not placed. The surgery was completed with enterostomy to perform open abdomen.

The specificity of each operation, including a decision to make changes in the planned anastomosis after assessing the severity of illness and the severity of postoperative peritonitis, was at the discretion of the surgeon.

All of the patients were followed up after operations. The patients were supervised in the clinic for 60 days post-surgery. During the postoperative period, complications in the three patient groups were assessed in terms of newly emerged small-bowel perforations, the number of anastomotic leaks, the number of programmed relaparotomies and on-demand relaparotomies, and mortality rate.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Peritonitis
  • Anastomotic Leakage
  • Intestinal Perforation Small

Keywords

  • Surgical Anastomosis
  • Enterostomy
  • Mortality
  • Morbidity
  • Abdominal Closure Techniques
  • APACHE II
  • Secondary Peritonitis
  • Delayed Anastomosis
  • Primary Anastomosis
  • Mannheim Peritonitis Index
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In context

Anastomotic Leak

240 studies on the registry are indexed under Anastomotic Leak; 72 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 114 is below the median of 166 across 111 observational studies indexed under Anastomotic Leak.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Andrey Nikolayevich Zharikov as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years to 76 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Local patients admitted to the clinic from around Altai Krai cities, suffering from postoperative peritonitis due to small-bowel perforations and small-bowel anastomotic leaks

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Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of postoperastive peritonitis
  • Conducting relaparotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Peritoneal cancer
  • Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
114 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Group I. Primary anastomosis

    Resection of the small bowel to place primary anastomosis into small intestine or transverse colon during relaparotomy.

    Procedure: Primary anastomosis

  • Group II. Delayed anastomosis

    Resection of the small intestine to place delayed anastomosis. After the closure of the afferent and efferent loops of the small intestine, anastomosis was not applied. A decompression probe was introduced into the upper small intestine. In 24-36 hours, delayed anastomosis was placed into the small intestine or transverse colon during the planned relaparotomy with arrested postoperative peritonitis.

    Procedure: Delayed anastomosis

  • Group III. Enterostomy

    Resection of the small intestine with enterostomy. In case there was no postoperative peritonitis relief and was organ dysfunction progression, anastomosis was not placed. The surgery was completed with enterostomy to perform open abdomen.

    Procedure: Enterostomy

Interventions

  • ProcedurePrimary anastomosis
  • ProcedureDelayed anastomosis
  • ProcedureEnterostomy
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Patients with recurrent anastomotic leakage

    Number of patients in groups 1 and 2

    Time frame: up to 2 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Zharikov AN, Lubyansky VG, Aliev AR. Surgical techniques for open abdomen in patients with postoperative peritonitis. Bulletin of Medical Science 2(10):76-80, 2018. URL: http://www.agmu.ru/files/%E2%84%962(10)2018.pdf
  • Zharikov AN, Lubyansky VG, Aliev AR et al. Staged surgical treatment with temporary laparostomy in patients with postoperative peritonitis. Moscow Surgical Journal 1(41):10-14, 2015. URL: http://mossj.ru/journal/MOSSJ_2015/MXG_2015_01.pdf
  • Zharikov AN, Lubyansky VG, Zharikov AA. A differentiated approach to repeat small-bowel anastomoses in patients with postoperative peritonitis: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2020 Oct;46(5):1055-1061. doi: 10.1007/s00068-019-01084-7. Epub 2019 Feb 4. PubMed 30719528 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — The first group included 47 patients (41.2%) who underwent conventional surgical management during relaparotomy, taking into account APACHE-II severity of illness and MPI severity of peritonitis. This surgical treatment involved suturing the intestinal wall defects or small-bowel resection to place primary anastomosis. The second patient group included 55 patients (48.2%) to which the delayed anastomosis technique was applied during relaparotomy, taking account the APACHE-II and MPI scores. The third patient group included 12 patients (10.5%) who had the highest risk of small-bowel suture failure when closing the defects in either primary or delayed anastomosis, as well as the risk of new small-bowel perforations to occur. In these cases, resection of the intestine was performed with enterostomy, along with planned relaparotomies and Open Abdomen management.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 26, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03690687
Lead sponsor
Andrey Nikolayevich Zharikov
Responsible party
Andrey Nikolayevich Zharikov (Professor, Altai State Medical University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Oct 1, 2018
Start date
May 1, 2010
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 26, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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