Safety and postoperative complications of single layer continuous extra mucosal gut anastomosis at Allied Hospital Faisalabad

Aim: to determine the complications and safety of single layer continuous extra mucosal gut anastomosis at allied hospital faisalabad. methods: this descriptive study was conducted in the department of surgery,allied hospital faisalabad over a period of one year from march 2012 to february 2013. study comprised of one hundred patients after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. the safety and complications of anastomosis technique was analyzed by postoperative complications of morbidity and mortality. results: the mean age of the patients was 36.8±10.3 years. the mean hospital stay was 6.9±1.6 days. there were 66% male and 34% female patients. there were 9% patients had anastomotic leakage. the rate of wound infection was 22%. the mortality rate was 6%. conclusion: single layer continuous extramucosal anastomosis is safe and with less complicated in terms of anastomosis leakage,wound infection and mortality.