Pringle manoeuvre

Pringle manoeuvre
A diagram showing a haemostat being used to clamp the hepatoduodenal ligament.
SpecialtyAbdominal surgery
UsesLiver surgery
ComplicationsIncreased blood loss in patients with chronic venous insufficiency
ApproachOpen surgery. Compress hepatoduodenal ligament

The Pringle manoeuvre is a surgical technique used in some abdominal operations. The hepatoduodenal ligament is clamped either with a surgical tool called a haemostat or by hand. This limits blood flow through the hepatic artery and the portal vein, controlling bleeding from the liver.

Uses

The Pringle manoeuvre is used during liver surgery to minimize blood loss.[1] For short durations of use, it is very effective at reducing intraoperative blood loss.[2] The Pringle manoeuvre is applied during closure of a vena cava injury when an atriocaval shunt is placed.

Contraindications

The Pringle manoeuvre may cause increased blood loss from some procedures in patients with a central venous pressure higher than 6 mmHg.[3]

Adverse effects

The Pringle manoeuvre can directly lead to reperfusion injury in the liver, causing impaired function.[4] This is particularly true for long durations of use, such as more than 120 minutes of use.[4]

Technique

The Pringle manoeuvre aims to clamp the hepatoduodenal ligament (the free border of the lesser omentum). This interrupts the flow of blood through the hepatic artery and the portal vein, which helps to control bleeding from the liver. This can be achieved using:

  • a large atraumatic hemostat (soft clamp).
  • manual compression.
  • vessel loop or umbilical tape.[5]

Should bleeding continue, it is likely that the inferior vena cava or the hepatic vein are also traumatised.[6] If bleeding continues, a variation in arterial blood flow may be present.

History

The Pringle manoeuvre was developed by James Hogarth Pringle in the early 1900s.[7] He was a graduate of medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Poon, R. T.; Fan, S. T. (2007-01-01), Blumgart, Leslie H.; Belghiti, Jacques; Jarnagin, William R.; DeMatteo, Ronald P. (eds.), "Chapter 82 - Liver Resection in Cirrhosis of the Liver", Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas (Fourth Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 1427–1439, ISBN 978-1-4160-3256-4, retrieved 2021-01-25
  2. ↑ Man, K; Fan, S T; Ng, I O; Lo, C M; Liu, C L; Wong, J (December 1997). "Prospective evaluation of Pringle maneuver in hepatectomy for liver tumors by a randomized study". Annals of Surgery. 226 (6): 704–713. doi:10.1097/00000658-199712000-00007. ISSN 0003-4932. PMC 1191142. PMID 9409569.
  3. ↑ Smyrniotis, Vassilios; Kostopanagiotou, Georgia; Theodoraki, Kassiani; Tsantoulas, Dimitrios; Contis, John C (2004-03-01). "The role of central venous pressure and type of vascular control in blood loss during major liver resections". The American Journal of Surgery. 187 (3): 398–402. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.001. ISSN 0002-9610. PMID 15006570.
  4. 1 2 Man, Kwan; Fan, Sheung-Tat (1999-05-01). "Tolerance of the Liver to Intermittent Pringle Maneuver in Hepatectomy for Liver Tumors". Archives of Surgery. 134 (5): 533–539. doi:10.1001/archsurg.134.5.533. PMID 10323426.
  5. ↑ Ethun, Cecilia G.; Maithel, Shishir K. (2017-01-01), Jarnagin, William R. (ed.), "Chapter 103B - Hepatic resection for benign disease and for liver and biliary tumors", Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 2-Volume Set (Sixth Edition), Philadelphia: Elsevier, pp. 1522–1571.e4, ISBN 978-0-323-34062-5, retrieved 2021-01-25
  6. ↑ Monkhouse, Stanley (16 February 2007). Master Medicine: Clinical Anatomy (2nd ed.). ISBN 9780443102905. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Graham, Jay A.; Johnson, Lynt B. (2009-01-01), Evans, Stephen R. T. (ed.), "Chapter 31 - Right Hepatectomy", Surgical Pitfalls, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 329–338, ISBN 978-1-4160-2951-9, retrieved 2021-01-25
  8. ↑ Gurey, Lowell E.; Swan, Kenneth G.; Swan, Keneth G. (January 2005). "James Hogarth Pringle". The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 58 (1): 201–205. doi:10.1097/01.TA.0000149331.71639.89. ISSN 0022-5282. PMID 15674176. S2CID 5352302.
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