Estimation of laparotomic incision lengh in corelation with uterine size

Abstract

The objective of this article is to find a way to estimate the lengh of the laparotomic incision after the size of the organ that needs to be removed was measured using an ultrasound machine. Incision size is a very important aspect in post-surgery recovery. A small incision leads to a faster recovery, reduces the risc of post-surgery infections, it leads to less pain for the animal and a lesser inflamatory response. An incision made at first too small needs to be lengthened until it gets to the proppers size and that means extending the time of surgery, producing unnecesary trauma by makeing multiple cuts and increasing the risk of error. We used a total of 25 queens and 18 bitches for this study. We performed an ultrasound exam on each animal and determened the size of the uterine horns and ovaries. Than we used the area of the largest section to estimate the lengh of the incision.