Techniques for colorectal anastomosis

Table 2 Compression anastomosis: clinical experience and complications

Study	Device	Emergency/elective	Anastomotic leakage	Obstruction	Stricture
Bubrick et al[34]	BAR	0/395	12 (3.2%)	18 (5%)	-
Cahill et al[35]	BAR	0/101	2 (2%)	4 (4%)	-
Corman et al[36]	BAR	0/222	6 (2.7%)	9 (4%)	2 (0.9%)
Gullichsen et al[37]	BAR	-	-	13 (16%)	-
Seow-Choen et al[39]	BAR	-	0	0	2 (10%)
Di Castro et al[49]	BAR	90/424	17	0	4 (1%)
Thiede et al[33]	BAR	0/1360	34 (2.5%)	-	-
Pahlman et al[38]	BAR	24/26	2 (4%)	3 (6%)	-
Ghitulescu et al[53]	BAR	23/136	7 (4.2%)	13 (7.9%)	3 (1.8%)
Kim et al[45]	BAR	101/515	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)
Wullstein et al[40]	AKA-2	70/372	11 (2.5%)	-	2 (0.5%)
Nudelman et al[43]	CAC	0/5	0	0	0
Nudelman et al[42]	CAC	0/30	0	0	0
Nudelamn et al[44]	CAC	0/10	0	0	0
Liu et al[59]	CAC	0/33	0	0	0