Effect of Anesthetic Conditions on Stapling Thickness and Quality

the excluded stomach during sleeve gastrectomy can be investigated post removal outside the patient. During stapling it is common to reduce systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP) below 100 mmHg to reduce peritoneal perfusion and have better compression. Higher intra abdominal pressures reduce also the peritoneal and mucosal perfusion and might help to improve stapling compression. Stapling compression can be evaluated by measuring stapling thickness and compare it with stomach wall thickness or by measuring leaks during leak test or better outside the patient on the excised stomach with a bursting pressure.