TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068065407&partnerID=40&md5=e9b26eac4e19c9189216dd81cbf8a463
SP  - 90
Y1  - 2018/12/25/
AV  - public
A1  - Borges, L. P. B.
A1  - de Mattos-Junior, E.
A1  - Silva, M. A. M.
A1  - dos Santos, M. A. A. P.
A1  - Garcia, D. O.
A1  - Ayer, I. M.
A1  - Barros, F. F. P. C.
A1  - Teixeira, P. P. M.
KW  - Adhesions
KW  -  Bipolar diathermy
KW  -  Laparoscopy
KW  -  Sheep
KW  -  Uterus
EP  - 94
VL  - 8
SN  - 23224568 (ISSN)
TI  - Effect of vitamin E on the prevention of peritoneal adhesions in sheep
N2  - The objective of this study was to assess vitamin E solution on the prophylaxis of intraperitoneal adhesions in ovine uterine serosal damage model with bipolar diathermy. Therefore, 19 ewes underwent laparotomy for induction of adhesions, using a uterine serosal bipolar electrocauterization model. Cauterizations were performed on the right uterine horn serosa and right ovary. Ewes were randomly divided into three groups: control group (GCT, n=5), with no treatment following electrocoagulation, another group using local rinse of 20 mL of normal saline (GNS, n=8), and the last group using local rinse of 20 mL of vitamin E injection solution (GVE, n=6). On day 21 postoperative, animals underwent laparoscopy for scoring and comparison of intraperitoneal adhesion according to frequency and number. The number of adhesions was compared among groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn?s post-hoc test. As results, the bipolar uterine serosal coagulation model triggered uterine adhesions in 74% (14/19) of the animals. Frequency of postoperative intraperitoneal adhesions was similar (P= 0.819) among groups (80% ewes of GCT, 62.5% of GNS and 83% of GVE). There was no significant difference between treatment groups, however, number of adhesions was lower in GVE and GNS groups than in control group (P= 0.032), showing that the addition of these kind of substances are better than not using any type of barrier to prevent the formation of intraperitoneal adhesions.
PB  - Scienceline Publication, Ltd
JF  - World's Veterinary Journal
IS  - 4
ID  - eprints391
ER  -