ESCP safe anastomosis proGramme in coLorectal surgEry (EAGLE): Study protocol for an international cluster randomised trial of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy

• Main Authors: Soares, António Sampaio, Garmanova, Tatiana, Gravante, Gianpiero, Bywater, Edward, Pettitt, Michala, Venn, Mary L., Glasbey, James C., Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Li, Elizabeth, Minaya‐Bravo, Ana, Negoi, Ionut, Frasson, Matteo, Hooper, Richard L., Knowles, Charles H., Morton, Dion Gregory, Bhangu, Aneel, Dawson, Brett E., Keatley, James, Magill, Laura, Perry, Rita, Pinkney, Thomas, Potter, Mark A., Evans, Jonathan P., Kamarajah, Sivesh, McKay, Siobhan C., Osei‐Bordom, Daniel, Chaudhri, Sanjay, Sánchez‐Guillén, Luis, Stijns, Jasper, Loon, Yu Ting Van, Hahnloser, Dieter, Zimmerman, David D. E., Buchs, Nicolas C., Cato, Liam, Cunha, Miguel, El‐Sayed, Charlotte, Finch, David, Gallo, Gaetano, Martins, Ruben, Neary, Peter Mark, Pata, Francesco, Poskus, Tomas, Roslani, April C., Samadov, Elgun, Sbaih, Mohammed, Shalaby, Mostafa, Simões, Joana, Sinha, Aaditya Prakash, Sivrikoz, Emre, Vardanyan, Armen, Spinelli, Antonino, Beard, David J., Campbell, Marion, Omar, Omar, Sinha, Aaditya
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26286/; https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15806

Aim Cohort data suggest that anastomotic leak occurs after 8% of right colectomies causing significant morbidity and mortality. Patient selection, intra-operative factors, and technical variation all contribute to risk of leak. The EAGLE study will assess whether implementation of the European Socie...