Complications
Bleeding: NR
Organ Injury: 0/5 (By microscopy, gallbladder
histologically within normal limits, with no evidence
of perforation).
Infection Related Complications:
Adhesions: External adhesions 3/4 pigs
(salpingocolonic attachments in 2 pigs &
colovesical attachments 3rd)
Infection/ peritonitis/ abscesses/inflammation:
1/5 pigs (pig with incomplete closure had acute
peritonitis, with seepage of bowel contents from
colonic perforation & necrotizing granulomas).
Submucosal &/or serosal microabscesses in 5/5
pigs
Ulceration: Ulceration & necrosis at incision site
(microscopy).
Recovery & survival
Number survived: 4/5 ( Pig with incomplete
closure survived 48hrs but then euthanized
because of concerns of peritonitis).
General observations:
Appetite & weight gain: 4/5 animals flourished in
postop period, with appropriate weight gain,
feeding, & activity patterns.
Wound Healing: NR