Influence of graft perfusion pressure on graft viability after small bowel preservation and transplantation

There have been conflicting reports on the effectiveness of University of Wisconsin (UW) solution for experimental small bowel preservation.1–4 The source of variation in these conflicting studies may be technical differences in the perfusion of UW solution through the graft. Inadequate graft perfusion may cause destruction of the microcirculation and destruction of cellular integrity. In this study, we evaluated the role of graft perfusion on graft viability and outcome after syngeneic small bowel transplantation in rats.