Ex vivo comparison of the bursting strength of an equine ventral midline celiotomy covered by two standard abdominal bandages.
Vet Surg
; 50(3): 615-621, 2021 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the compressive effect of abdominal bandages after ventral midline celiotomy closure in horses. STUDYDESIGN:
Ex vivo, experimental study. ANIMALS Equine cadavers (n = 18), six per group.METHODS:
A 20-cm ventral midline celiotomy was created in each of 18 equine cadavers. A 200-L inflatable bladder was placed in the abdomen, and the linea alba was apposed. Horses were randomly assigned to no bandage (C), elastic (E), or Velcro inelastic (I) bandage groups for testing. Circumferential bandages were placed with a subbandage pressure monitoring system over the incision. The bladder was insufflated until construct failure, which was determined by a decrease in pressure reading. Bursting pressure, location of body wall or bandage failure, and subbandage pressures were recorded.RESULTS:
Maximum bursting pressure was different between groups E and C (P = .004), with no difference between groups E and I (P = .146) or I and C (P = .085). Group I achieved higher subbandage pressure compared with group E (P = .036). Abdominal compliance was not different between groups (P = .099). Location of failure differed between groups (P = .011), with failure at the diaphragm more common in group I (6/6, 100%) compared with groups E (3/6 [50%]) and C (1/6 [16.7%]).CONCLUSION:
Elastic abdominal bandages had higher abdominal bursting pressures compared with unbandaged incisions.
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Asunto principal:
Abdomen
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Vendajes de Compresión
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Caballos
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Laparotomía
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Vet Surg
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos