Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Serosal patching and recovery in dogs with septic peritonitis
By Grimes, Janet et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2013·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of serosal patching in dogs with septic peritonitis.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with septic peritonitis (a serious abdominal infection) underwent surgery, with some receiving a special treatment called serosal patching. Out of the 18 dogs that had the patch, about 17% developed septic peritonitis again after surgery, while nearly 30% of the dogs that didn't receive the patch had the same issue. Unfortunately, the use of the patch did not seem to help prevent further infections or improve survival rates, as both groups had similar outcomes. This suggests that serosal patching may not be effective in these cases.
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation of serosal patching in dogs with existing septic peritonitis with continued postoperative septic peritonitis and death. Records were collected from dogs that underwent intestinal surgery from 1998 to 2007 at four veterinary teaching hospitals and one private referral clinic. Dogs were included if they were diagnosed with septic peritonitis and had subsequent surgery of either the small intestine or cecum. Eighty-two surgeries were evaluated. Eighteen dogs (22%) received a serosal patch during surgery. Of those, three dogs (16.7%) had septic peritonitis postoperatively. Sixty-four dogs (78%) did not receive a serosal patch, and 19 of those dogs (29.7%) had postoperative septic peritonitis (P = 0.27). Of the 18 cases with serosal patching, 6 (33.3%) died prior to discharge. Of the 63 cases that did not receive a patch and had information regarding survival, 14 (22.2%) died prior to discharge (P = 0.34). Use of a serosal patch did not protect dogs from either postoperative septic peritonitis or failure to survive.
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