All are features of viable bowel, except:
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
Vascularity
Musculature
Presence of food
Shiny peritoneum
Small & Large Intestine