Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy to treat rectal anastomotic leakage: A critical analysis

Table 3 Assessment of ano-rectal function after treatment of anastomotic leak with endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy

Ref.	# Patients	# Patients with functional assessment	Follow-up time	Instrument to evaluate ano-rectal function	Results
Borstlap et al[17], 2018	30	15	6, 9, 12 mo	LARS score; COREFO	81% major LARS; 13% minor LARS
Huisman et al[36], 2019	20	13	2.6 (0.8-3.5) yr	LARS score	77% major LARS; 23% minor LARS
Katz et al[42], 2018	6	4	Not reported	None	Reasonable function
Srinivasamurthy et al[14], 2013	8	6	41 (10-45) mo	None	Good or reasonable function
Abdalla et al[24], 2020	47	17	14.8 ± 8.9 mo	LARS score	47.1% major LARS; 52.9% no or minor LARS
Rottoli et al[12], 2018	8 (pouch)	7	11.6 (6-18) mo	None	No feces or gas incontinence; BM: Daytime: 5 (3-8); Nighttime: 1.7 (1-4)
Weréen et al[43], 2020	14	6	5.9 (0.53-13) yr	LARS score	67% major LARS

LARS: Low anterior resection syndrome score; COREFO: Colorectal functional outcome; BM: Bowel movements.