Hemopatch® as a sealant in anastomotic and suture leak prevention in abdominal emergency surgery: A single-center case series

Table 1 Patients’ features, mean (interquartile rage)/n (%)

Variable	Value
Total patients	36
Age (yr)	58 (19-91)
Male	27 (75)
Female	9 (25)
Mean follow-up (mo)	3.5
Peritonitis present	28 (78)

Table 2 Patients’ procedures and outcomes, n (%)

Procedure type	No. of cases	Leakage/failure	Mortality
Bowel anastomosis	14	1 (7.1)	0
Gastric suture	7	1 (14.3)	0
Rectal stump	1	1 (100)	1
Appendiceal stump	6	0	0
Gallbladder stump	3	1 (33.3)	1
Pancreatic suture/PJ	3	0	0
Splenic suture	1	0	0
Peritoneal defect repair	1	0	0
Total	36	4 (11.1)	2 (5.6)

PJ: Pancreaticojejunostomy.