Influence of Early Postoperative Feeding in Gastrointestinal Anastomotic Fistula Formation and Healing Time in Rabbits

Figure 1

Rupture pressure and instant pressure of the anastomotic site. (a) On postoperative day 5, the rupture pressure increased significantly in the experimental and control groups, with a slightly lower pressure in the former. The peak rupture pressure of the control group was on postoperative day 7 and it decreased slightly on postoperative day 10. (b) With progressive healing of the anastomosis, the rupture pressure was higher than the immediate pressure.

(a)

(b)