NCREASED intestinal translocation of bacteria and fungi has been reported in recipients of successful experimental small bowel transplantation (SBT); morcover, patients who undergo SBT develop a high rate of infectious complications, possibly related to translocation of organisms across the gut.! Early postoperative enteral nutrition was advocated in recipients of clinical SBT to maintain mucosal mass and limit gut barrier damage and bacterial translocation,” but there are few experimental data supporting its usefulness in this situation. The aims of this study were to examine the effeets of a nonelemental liquid diet on the composition of the bowel flora and to observe the rate of bacterial translocation to lymph nodes and parcnchymal organs and the rate of occurrence of pulmonary infection following small bowel transplantation in pigs.
Bacterial translocation and pulmonary infections in a swine model of small bowel transplantation: Influence of enteral nutrition
Luca F.;
1996-01-01
Abstract
NCREASED intestinal translocation of bacteria and fungi has been reported in recipients of successful experimental small bowel transplantation (SBT); morcover, patients who undergo SBT develop a high rate of infectious complications, possibly related to translocation of organisms across the gut.! Early postoperative enteral nutrition was advocated in recipients of clinical SBT to maintain mucosal mass and limit gut barrier damage and bacterial translocation,” but there are few experimental data supporting its usefulness in this situation. The aims of this study were to examine the effeets of a nonelemental liquid diet on the composition of the bowel flora and to observe the rate of bacterial translocation to lymph nodes and parcnchymal organs and the rate of occurrence of pulmonary infection following small bowel transplantation in pigs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
