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. 2019 Feb 1;33(11):3766–3774. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-06673-6

Table 6.

Target-to-background ratio (TBR) bowel proximal from the proximal transection line and anastomotic leakage (AL) (distal from distal transection line in right hemicolectomies, thus side from the transection line that stays in the patient)

Median TBR no AL Median TBR AL P value
1st assessment 2.8 (4.7) 1.1 (1.4) 0.820
2nd assessment 2.2 (13) 0.5 (2.1) 0.229
3rd assessment 1.4 (2.6) 1.4 (1.0) 0.669

Median fluorescence intensity (Interquartile range)