SEAM Trial: Sutureless End to End Anastomosis by Magnetic Compression

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Radiological or clinical signs of anastomosis leak, active infection (except uncomplicated urinary tract infection)
• •2. Ongoing or prolonged ileus or bowel obstruction from original surgery
• •3. Requires/d additional abdominal surgery (e.g., Major hernia repair, either necessitating mesh and/or abdominal wall reconstruction) after ileostomy or requires/d concurrent abdominal surgery during reversal procedure
• •4. Multiple small bowel obstructions occurring between ileostomy creation and closure requiring a formal abdominal exploration through a midline incision at the time of ileostomy closure or any other participant in whom laparotomy is required at time of ileostomy closure
• •5. Requires/d laparotomy at time of ileostomy closure
• •6. Congestive heart failure with ejection fraction\<35% or clinically significant arrhythmia (any rhythm disturbances except sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia or a sinus rhythm with premature atrial or ventricular complexes)
• •7. Decompensated chronic obstructive lung disease
• •8. Pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction in the prior 6 months
• •9. Congenital or acquired anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract, including atresias, stenosis, luminal distortion or malrotation
• •10. Coagulation deficiency not normalized by medical treatment or platelet count \<50,000/µL at time of reversal
• •11. Known moderate to severe renal disease (eGFR \< 44 milliliters per minute per 1.73m2) or ongoing dialysis