The effect of hypovolaemia on healing of the right and the left colon. An experimental study.
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.
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Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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Oosthuizen
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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
D006909:Hydroxyproline