Use of thermography in skin grafts after the application of therapeutic ultrasound in Wistar rats

Abstract

Conception and design of the study; acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; manuscript preparation.

Bubble plastic use in rats hernioplasty: Uso do plástico bolha em hernioplastias de ratos

“…After euthanasia, a “U"-shaped incision was made along the abdominal wall and the rate of implant adhesion to the viscera was evaluated according to Kist and coworkers [ 19 ] and classified into different degrees [ 20 ]: Grade 0 - absence of adhesions; Grade 1 - reduced number of adhesions (≤3), fibrinous and easily undone by manipulation without injuring the viscera; Grade 2 - firm adhesions (>3), resistant to manipulation between the abdominal wall and the organ; Grade 3 - firm adhesions, resistant to manipulation between intestinal loops but not involving the abdominal wall; Grade 4 - firm adhesions, resistant to manipulation between intestinal loops and between the loops and the abdominal wall with enteric fistula.…”

Thermal Imaging as a Method to Indirectly Assess Peripheral Vascular Integrity and Tissue Viability in Veterinary Medicine: Animal Models and Clinical Applications

“…In the treated group, the authors found higher temperatures between 35 and 36 °C, while the control group had lower values between 33.3 and 34.3 °C. This could be interpreted as an improved tissue repair using ultrasound [ 71 ]. In another study in mongrel dogs, Lekas et al [ 72 ] monitored coronary artery bypass grafting and found that thermal imaging can accurately identify ischemic processes due to stenosis or occlusion of the coronary artery.…”