Ex Vivo Evaluation of Skin Staples for Typhlotomy Closure in Cattle

Abstract

Median (range) construction time for group S was 1.12 (0.49-1.3) min and was significantly shorter than for group FC 5.14 min (3.45-7.44), and for group CC 4.26 min (2.3-5.52) (95% CI 3.342-4.851), (P = .007). There was no significant difference between bursting pressures of group S (91.67 ± 15.41 mmHg, 95% CI 79.82-103.5) compared with group FC (119.4 ± 40.03 mmHg, 95% CI 88.67-150.2) (P = .160) and compared with group CC (103.3 ± 32.31 mmHg, 95% CI 78.5-128.2) (P = .707) CONCLUSION: Hand-sewn techniques are effective but fairly demanding in terms of time. Skin staples are less time-consuming, and resist pressures comparable to those resisted by handsewn techniques. For this reason, an SKS technique may be a valid option for typhlotomy closure in cattle.

Closure of gastrointestinal incisions using skin staples alone and in combination with suture in 29 cats

“… ), typhlotomy closure in cattle ( Carmello et al . ) and end‐to‐end jejunojejunal anastomosis in horses ( Gandini & Bertuglia ).…”

“… ), cattle ( Carmello et al . ), horses ( Gandini & Bertuglia ) and pigs ( Fackler et al . , Howell et al .…”

Disposable skin staplers for closure of linear gastrointestinal incisions in dogs

“…We selected the Appose ULC skin stapler for its previously reported good repeatability, consistency, and ease of use . Skin staplers have been used in a wide variety of surgical applications beyond cutaneous wound closure, including primary clean and contaminated wound closure, attachment of skin flaps, fixation of tubes and drains, purse string for a rectal stump, repair of penetrating cardiac injury, hernia repair with mesh, colostomies, intestinal resection and anastomosis, enterotomy and gastrotomy closure, belt loop gastropexy in dogs, typhlotomy closure in cattle, and end‐to‐end equine jejunojejunal anastomosis . The first clinical study described this method in 3 dogs with linear foreign bodies .…”