All are features of viable bowel, except:
Correct Answer: Presence of food
Description: Ans: c (Presence food) Ref: Bailey & Love, 24th ed, p. 1191Presence of food in the intestine is not a sign of viability.Differentiation b/w viable and non-viable intestineIntestineViableNon-viableCirculationDark colour becomes lighterMesentery bleeds if prickedDark colour remainsNo bleeding if prickedPeritoneumShinyDull & lusterlessIntestinalFirmFlabby, thin & friablemusculaturePressure rings may or mayPressure rings persist not disappearPeristalsisPeristalsis may be observedNo peristalsis
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