title: A simple method of intraoperative confirmation of intestinal patency.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Anesthesia Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simhi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blumenfeld
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zer
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D012007:Rectum; D013821:Thermometers