Related Experiment Videos
A simple method of intraoperative confirmation of intestinal patency
R Steinberg1, E Freud, E Simhi
1Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Anesthesia Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva.
Pediatric Surgery International
|November 1, 2000
Abstract:
Routine intraoperative rectal temperature monitoring may serve in addition as a means of distal intestinal patency confirmation. A simple method, which is of immense importance especially when operating on infants and small children after NEC or intestinal atresia, is described.