Abstract

PACHECO-CEBALLOS, M. et al. Comparison of healing times between N-butyl cyanoacrylate and polyglycolic acid in canines subjected to sterilization. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2019, vol.66, n.1, pp.35-42. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v66n1.79398.

The aim of this study was to compare N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBC) and polyglycolic acid (AC) in tissue closure in canines subjected to sterilization operations. An observational, comparative and descriptive study was conducted in a population of 80 living dogs (Canis familiaris). The animals were divided into 4 groups of 20 dogs each, according to gender and suture material: the first group consisted of females that received NBC; the second group consisted of males that received NBC; the third group consisted of females that received AC as skin suture; and the fourth group was formed by males that received AC. The surgical technique in females was salpingo-oophorectomy, and in males it was orchiectomy. The closure time was statistically (p < 0.05) lower in the male and female groups with the NBC adhesive in comparison to the two groups treated with AC. It was concluded that NBC is a safe and effective material for tissue fixation in both surgical techniques, decreasing times of closure and recovery.

Keywords : dogs; tissue adhesive; N-butyl cyanoacrylate; polyglycolic acid.

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