title: Postoperative enteral nutrition improves survival after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to assess the effect postoperative enteral nutrition support on the survival after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  A model of orthotopic small bowel transplantation used C57BL/6 mice as both donors and recipients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We demonstrated that postoperative ileus was the deciding complication after transplantation. Postoperative enteral nutritional support resolved this problem and significantly improved survival and growth rates after transplantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest the importance of routine nutritional support after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice.
authors: Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D045823:Ileus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D023421:Models, Animal; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009929:Organ Size; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors