Effect of subcutaneous closure technique on incisional complications and postoperative pain in cats undergoing midline celiotomy: A randomized, blinded, controlled trial.

Daniel J LopezGalina M HayesGilad FeferSarah A McCallaDenise F LaLonde-PaulJames A FlandersJulia P Sumner

Published in: Veterinary surgery : VS (2019)

Placing a quilting suture pattern in the subcutaneous tissues after celiotomy is a simple low-cost measure that reduces seromas in cats. Abstaining from subcutaneous closure cannot be recommended because of increased seroma formation and pain.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
low cost
study protocol
chronic pain
gene expression
neuropathic pain
open label
clinical trial
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
double blind