Presented by Sasha Still, MD at the Emerging Technology Session held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Saturday, March 25, 2017
Keyword(s): clips, comparative study, complication rate, contamination, contrast imaging, direct visualization, diversion, E-Vac therapy, EGD, endoluminal vacuum therapy, endoscopic therapy, esophageal defect closure, esophageal leak, esophageal perforation, esophagectomy, esophagus, etiology, experimental, female, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, healing, hemodynamically stable, high risk, iatrogenic, ICU, intensive care unit, length of stay, LOS, management, morbidity, mortality, nasogastric tube, negative pressure, NG tube, NGT, oral diet, perforation cavity, Pittsburgh Perforation Severity Score, primary therapy, prospective, rectum, rescue therapy, retrospective review, secondary intention, small bowel, sponge migration, sponges, staged reconstruction, standard of care, stents, stomach, wound
Esophageal perfs & leaks–12 sec Surg Endosc 2010
E-Vac therapy–56 sec Endoscopy 2013
Video clip of E-Vac therapy procedure–2:00
Methods–2:51
Pittsburgh Perforation Severity Score–3:26 Surgery 2009
Endpoints–4:02
Results–4:17
Summary–5:44
Proposed candidacy for E-Vac therapy–6:04
Conclusion–6:29