Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Leaving long suture tags on dog ovarian ligatures to find bleeding
By Maza, Paul·Published in Veterinary Record Case Reports·2022·Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine FARVets International Freeville New York USA, United States·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Leaving a long suture tag on canine ovarian pedicle ligatures to facilitate ease of relocation in case of haemorrhage
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old obese dog had a routine spay surgery but experienced significant bleeding from one of the ovarian arteries during the procedure. The surgical team quickly performed exploratory surgery to find the source of the bleeding and placed additional ligatures to stop it. After addressing the issue, the dog recovered well without complications. To make future surgeries easier in case of bleeding, the team decided to leave a long suture tag on the ovarian pedicle ligatures, which helps locate them more quickly if needed.
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Abstract
Abstract An approximately 6‐year‐old, obese, deep‐chested dog presented to a sterilisation clinic for a routine ovariohysterectomy surgery. Significant intraoperative haemorrhage was observed from one of the ligated ovarian arteries. Exploratory surgery was performed to locate the bleeding tissue and additional ligatures were placed. This took several minutes due to impairment of visualisation from blood and tissues. After re‐ligation of the bleeding tissue, haemorrhage ceased and the patient recovered uneventfully. A long suture tag was left on ovarian pedicle ligatures in subsequent canine ovariohysterectomy surgeries to help locate bleeding pedicles more quickly. This case report describes the use of long suture tags left on the ovarian pedicle during ovariohysterectomy, with details on the properties of the suture used, that allows for this technique to be safe and effective in expediting identification of the pedicle in case of haemorrhage.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.279