Does quantification of indocyanine green near-infrared fluorescence improve bowel perfusion assessment compared to subjective interpretation in colorectal surgery?
Objective quantification of indocyanine green fluorescence is feasible and necessary due to poor-moderate inter-observer agreement with subjective assessment in colorectal surgery.
This study showed that quantification of bowel perfusion is a feasible method to differentiate between different perfusion patterns. In addition, the poor-moderate inter-observer agreement of the subjective interpretation of the fluorescence signal between surgeons emphasizes the need for objective quantification.
Faber et al. (Wed,) studied this question.