Efficacy of Serosal Patching in Dogs with Septic Peritonitis

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.

Risk Factors for Dehiscence of Stapled Functional End‐to‐End Intestinal Anastomoses in Dogs: 53 Cases (2001–2012)

“…13,14,67 In our study, SFEEA dehiscence was not significantly associated with preoperative septic peritonitis. The criteria are in agreement with previous studies evaluating septic peritonitis 25,[68][69][70][71] ; however, no attempt was made to classify the severity of peritonitis. Few studies have evaluated the clinical distinction between generalized and localized septic peritonitis.…”

Use of cryopoor plasma for albumin replacement and continuous antimicrobial infusion for treatment of septic peritonitis in a dog

“…The dog in this report experienced intestinal dehiscence twice. Reasons for the dehiscence episodes are unclear, although veterinary studies have investigated risk factors for dehiscence after intestinal surgeries . In one study, foreign body surgery, hypoalbuminemia (<25 g/L, [2.5 g/dL]), perioperative peritonitis, >1,000 bands/μL, intraoperative/perioperative blood product administration, and enteral nutrition were associated with anastomotic leakage …”

Anastomosis yeyunal término-terminal con xenoinjerto de pericardio bovino en equinos

“…Esto permite inferir que el grupo con xenoinjerto, al no presentar neutrofilia, facilitaría la síntesis de colágeno evitando fugas del contenido intestinal después de la sutura (Grimes et al, 2013).…”