title: The effect of hypovolaemia on healing of the right and the left colon. An experimental study.
abstract: An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of a period of hypovolaemia prior to surgery on healing of the right and left colon of the baboon. Colonic healing was assessed in three ways: in terms of (i) anastomotic leakage, (ii) hydroxyproline concentrations and (iii) breaking strength. The results suggest that hypovolaemia before surgery affects the right and left colon similarly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sofianos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oosthuizen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001810:Blood Volume; D003106:Colon / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000032:analysis; D010215:Papio; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D006909:Hydroxyproline