An interventional study of Intra-operative Infrared Thermography and Conventional visual assessment in Anastomotic Leak, Bowel Resection and Intestinal Ischemia, sponsored by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Completed at 1 site in India. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-30.
Sponsored by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This prospective randomized control pilot study evaluates the use of intra-operative infrared thermography compared to conventional visual assessment for preventing anastomotic leaks in bowel resection surgeries. Eighty adult patients undergoing elective single bowel resection and anastomosis were randomly divided into two equal groups. In the intervention group, a portable thermal camera was used to assess real-time blood supply at the bowel margins to decide the exact line of resection. In the control group, surgeons used standard clinical judgment based on visual cues. The primary outcome measured was the incidence of anastomotic leak within thirty days after surgery. Secondary outcomes evaluated included total operative time, intra-operative blood loss, length of hospital stay, thirty-day mortality, and post-operative complications graded by the Clavien-Dindo classification system.
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-Adult patients undergoing elective single bowel resection and primary anastomosis of the small or large intestine.
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Real-time perfusion evaluation using a portable thermal camera to determine the resection line
Device: Intra-operative Infrared Thermography
Adequacy of perfusion assessed exclusively through the surgeon's standard clinical judgment
Procedure: Conventional visual assessment
Use of a passive FLIR thermal camera to map surface temperatures and demarcate perfused from ischemic bowel segments
Standard surgical assessment utilizing visual and tactile cues such as serosal color, palpable mesenteric pulsations, and active bleeding
Anastomotic Leak
Incidence of clinically or radiologically confirmed anastomotic leak.
Time frame: From date of surgery until hospital discharge, assessed up to 30 days
Operative Time
Total duration of the surgery from skin incision to closure
Time frame: Intra-operative
Length of Hospital Stay
Total days admitted in the hospital
Time frame: Day of surgery to discharge
Postoperative Complications
Evaluated using the Clavien-Dindo classification system
Time frame: Within 30 days postoperatively
Mortality
Incidence of death
Time frame: Within 30 days postoperatively
Plan to share: No
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