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Surgical time and pain in cats after laparoscopic or open spay surgery
By Coisman, James G et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2014·College of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Comparison of surgical variables in cats undergoing single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy using a LigaSure or extracorporeal suture versus open ovariectomy.
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Plain-English summary
A group of healthy female cats underwent a surgery called single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy (SILOVE) to remove their ovaries. The cats were divided into three groups: one group had the surgery using a LigaSure device, another used extracorporeal sutures, and the last group had the traditional open surgery. The LigaSure method was quicker and had fewer complications compared to the suture method, which took longer and had more issues. All methods were effective, and the cats experienced similar levels of pain afterward.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the applicability of single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy (SILOVE) in cats using a single-incision laparoscopic port (SILP); to compare surgical time, complications, and postoperative pain after SILOVE using a LigaSure (SILOVE-LS) or extracorporeal suture (SILOVE-ECS), and open ovariectomy (open-OVE). STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, blinded, prospective study. ANIMALS: Healthy, domestic female cats (n = 24). METHODS: Cats underwent physical examination, packed cell volume, total solids and blood urea nitrogen analysis. Cats were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: SILOVE-LS (n = 8), SILOVE-ECS (8) or open-OVE (8). Surgical time, complications, and postoperative pain scores were recorded. RESULTS: Single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy was successful in (n = 8) SILOVE-LS cats and (n = 5) SILOVE-ECS cats. Surgical time was significantly longer for the SILOVE-ECS group compared with the SILOVE-LS (P < .0001) and open-OVE (P < .0001) groups, which were not different (P = .55). Complications were more frequent in the SILOVE-ECS group and removal of the SILP was required to complete ovariectomy in 3 cats. Cumulative 4-hour pain scores were not different between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy using a SILP is a feasible method for OVE in cats. Single-incision laparoscopic ovariectomy using an extracorporeal suture is more time consuming and associated with more complications than either the SILOVE-LS or open-OVE methods.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24279460/