Patient showed no complications during the 30 day follow-up after the operation
There were no signs of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula in the drainage fluid and the clinical course. Postoperative day 2: serum: Amylase 31 U/l, Lipase 45 U/l ; drainage: Amylase 196 U/l, Lipase 412 U/L; drainage concentration on postoperative day 5: Amylase 16 U/l, Lipase 35 U/l
Drainage could be removed after 6 days
Patient was discharged from the hospital 7 days after distal pancreatectomy
Toxicological analysis of central venous blood and drainage fluid, collected during the operation and on postoperative day 2, showed no traces of the only non-biocompatible indicator component bromothymol blue (BTB)
CONCLUSION
SmartPAN® is easy to use during the operation
The surgeon can perform targeted closure of the colored spots indicating leakage to prevent postoperative complications following POPF
The toxicological analysis confirmed the safety and showed no accumulation of BTB in the central venous blood stream or drainage fluid of the patient