Table 2.
Investigation of Pediatric Small Bowel Transplant Recipients
| History and physical examination |
| Etiology of intestinal failure |
| Previous surgeries |
| Associated anomalies |
| Routine laboratory data |
| Hemoglobin, leukocyte count, differential count |
| Platelet count, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time |
| Bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, serum glutamic-pyruvic trans- aminase (SGPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) |
| Protein electrophoresis |
| α-fetoprotein |
| Urinalysis |
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine |
| 24-hour creatinine clearance |
| Nutritional evaluation |
| Weight, height, triceps skinfold, midarm circumference |
| Transferrin, albumin, prealbumin, serum amino acid analysis |
| Vitamins A, D, E, B12, thiamine |
| Triglycerides |
| Radiology |
| Upper and lower gastrointestinal barium studies |
| Liver ultrasound |
| Chest roentgenogram |
| Immunological studies |
| Blood type (ABO) |
| Tissue typing |
| Cross matching |
| Investigations for infection |
| Blood, urine, throat, feces, ascites culture: bacterial, fungal, viral |
| Hepatitis screen |
| Quantitative stool cultures |
| Absorption studies (when indicated) |
| D-Xylose absorption test |
| 72-hour fecal fat test |
| Liver biopsy (when indicated) |