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Data were collected regarding signalment, indication for surgery, location of the anastomosis, surgical technique, the presence of preoperative septic peritonitis, performance of intraoperative leak testing, development of postoperative dehiscence, and duration of follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"s004\">\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Intraoperative leak testing was performed during 62 of 144 (43.1%) small intestinal anastomoses, which included 26 of 94 (27.7%) FEESAs and 36 of 50 (72.0%) HSAs. Thirteen of 144 (9.0%) anastomoses underwent dehiscence after surgery (median, 4 days; range, 2 to 17 days), with subsequent septic peritonitis, including 10 of 94 (10.6%) FEESAs and 3 of 50 (6.0%) HSAs. The incidence of postoperative dehiscence was not significantly different between FEESAs and HSAs; between anastomoses that underwent intraoperative leak testing and those that did not, regardless of anastomotic technique; or between anastomoses with positive and negative leak test results. Hand-sewn anastomoses were significantly more likely to undergo leak testing than FEESAs. Preoperative septic peritonitis, use of omental or serosal reinforcement, preoperative serum albumin concentration, and surgical indication were not significantly different between anastomotic techniques.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"s005\">\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Performance of intraoperative anastomotic leak testing, regardless of the anastomotic technique, was not associated with a reduction in the incidence of postoperative anastomotic dehiscence.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.258.9.991","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,15]],"date-time":"2021-04-15T18:06:25Z","timestamp":1618509985000},"page":"991-998","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Evaluation of intraoperative leak testing of small intestinal anastomoses performed by hand-sewn and stapled techniques in dogs: 131 cases (2008\u20132019)"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"258","author":[{"given":"Kaitlyn M.","family":"Mullen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Penny J.","family":"Regier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"William A.","family":"Fox-Alvarez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joseph B.","family":"Case","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gary W.","family":"Ellison","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"James","family":"Colee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"R1","series-title":"Veterinary surgery: small animal","first-page":"1732","article-title":"Small intestine","author":"Giuffrida MA","year":"2012","unstructured":"Giuffrida MA, Brown DC. 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