The challenge of bowel anastomotic leakages

​Bowel anastomoses procedures are common in both elective and emergency gastrointestinal surgeries, allowing surgeons to remove diseased bowel segments and reconnect healthy tissue. Adequate blood flow to the bowel tissue is critical for proper healing as insufficient perfusion can lead to anastomotic leakage, a serious complication occurring in up to 19.2% of cases.

Anastomotic leakage, caused by bowel tissue ischemia, results in luminal contents escaping into the surrounding areas. This can lead to severe symptoms, prolonged hospital stays, decreased patient quality of life, and increased healthcare costs due to hospital readmissions. Accurately assessing tissue viability during surgery is essential to prevent these outcomes and improve patient safety.

The cutting edge solution for intraoperative tissue assessment

Laprixa empowers surgeons with a rapid and precise method to evaluate tissue perfusion and healing potential.

• Providing real-time, quantitative measurements of tissue blood pressure.
• Laprixa helps predict wound healing capacity and supports objective surgical decision making.
• Small, fast, and easy to use.

Laprixa is designed to seamlessly integrate into the surgical workflow. With Laprixa, surgeons gain extra confidence in their intraoperative assessments, potentially reducing the risk of complications and ultimately improving surgical outcomes and patient well-being.