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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2021

Evaluation of barbed suture for celiorrhaphy and subcutaneous closure in bitches with pyometra submitted to ovariohysterectomy.

Helen Cristina Gomes de Lima, Alexandre Pinto Ribeiro, Jéssica Ávila de Souza, Raphael Rogger Vieira, Michelly Ferreira Fernandes

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Helen Cristina Gomes de LimaResident. School of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Cuiaba (MT), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2024-5905
Alexandre Pinto RibeiroPhD, Associate Professor. School of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Cuiaba (MT), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8922-2886
Jéssica Ávila de SouzaResident. School of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Cuiaba (MT), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-8775
Raphael Rogger VieiraResident. School of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Cuiaba (MT), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-2336
Michelly Ferreira FernandesResident. School of Veterinary Medicine - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Cuiaba (MT), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8104-6876
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the use of barbed sutures over the surgical time, the leukogram, the tissue thickness in which the sutures were employed (ultrasonography), the costs, and the possible complications in bitches with pyometra submitted to ovariohysterectomy (OH).

methodsConvectional 2.0 polyglyconate suture was used in the control group (CG n = 10) and 2.0 barbed polyglyconate suture in the barbed group (BG n = 10) to perform celiorrhaphy (simple continuous pattern) and subcutaneous closure (continuous intradermal pattern). Data were assessed using paired (leukogram between 24 and 48 h within the same group) and unpaired (leukogram, surgical time, tissue thickness, and costs) Student's t-test. The Fisher exact test was used to assess the occurrence of seroma between groups (p < 0.05). Results are shown as mean ± standard error of mean.

resultsThe time spent to perform the celiorrhaphy (195.30 ± 17.37 s vs. 204 ± 16.00 s), subcutaneous closure (174.0 ± 15.86 s vs. 198.0 ± 15.62 s), and the total surgical time (24.30 ± 1.44 min vs. 23.00 ± 1.30 min) did not differ between BG and CG, respectively (p > 0.05). Leukogram at 48 h post-surgery did not differ between groups (p = 0.20). No differences were observed in the subcutaneous and the abdominal wall thickness (cm) assessed by ultrasonography at 48 h in BG (0.31 ± 0.04, 0.80 ± 0.05) and CG (0.34 ± 0.03, 0.72 ± 0.06), respectively. Similarly, 15 days post-surgery the same structures did not differ between BG (0.26 ± 0.02, 0.74 ± 0.08) and CG (0.26 ± 0.03, 0.64 ± 0.05) (p > 0.05). In one bitch from each group, a mild seroma was observed on one side of the surgical wound 48 h after surgery (p = 1.00). The procedures in which barbed sutures were used had an average additional cost of R$ 200.00 ± 11.66 (p < 0.0001).

conclusionsBarbed suture has proven to be efficient and safe for abdominal and subcutaneous closure. However, considering its current high cost in addition thatthe surgical time of bitches with pyometra undergone OH was not reduced, no advantages were observed with theuse of barbed sutures for this type of surgery.

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Abdominal WallPyometraFemaleHumansOperative TimeSuturesSuture Techniques

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