Surgery & Post-Op

Supplemental reflective blankets and wool socks help maintain body temperature in dogs undergoing celiotomy procedures: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

OBJECTIVE To compare results for body (esophageal) temperature measurements obtained during celiotomy in normothermic (presurgical) canine patients receiving routine heat support versus routine heat support plus supplemental support (consisting of covering the thorax in a reflective blanket and placing reflective...

Year Published: 2022Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: O'Neil, B. A., Linklater, A. K. J. 2022. Supplemental reflective blankets and wool socks help maintain body temperature in dogs undergoing celiotomy procedures: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 260(11), 1316–1323.

The effect of adding a heated humidified breathing circuit on body temperature in healthy anesthetized dogs

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of a circulating warm water blanket (WWB) in combination with a heated humidified breathing circuit (HHBC) heated to 45 °C on rectal temperature (RT) in dogs undergoing general anesthesia for elective ovariohysterectomies. ANIMALS 29 healthy...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Jones, S. M., Burns, C. C., Reed, R. A. et al. 2023. The effect of adding a heated humidified breathing circuit on body temperature in healthy anesthetized dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 261(8), 1181–1185.

Considerations for preparation and monitoring of a sheep surgical model

ARC's main objectives are high quality research, safety, and welfare. These objectives are reached through a collaborative effort with research staff to understand the demands of their procedures; planning in the form of emergency drugs, route of sedated animal to...

Year Published: 2022Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Sheep

Citation: Klinger, A., Arsuaga-Zorrilla, C. 2022. Considerations for preparation and monitoring of a sheep surgical model. Laboratory Animal Science Professional 10(6) (November/December), 44-46.

Accuracy of instrument portal placement using a custom-made 3D-printed aiming device versus free hand technique in canine elbow arthroscopy

While the insertion of the arthroscope into the elbow joint is relatively easy based on anatomical landmarks, obtaining a correctly located instrument portal is often difficult. Therefore, the goal of the study was to create a 3D-printed prototype of an...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Trębacz, P., Frymus, J., Barteczko, A. et al. 2023. Accuracy of instrument portal placement using a custom-made 3D-printed aiming device versus free hand technique in canine elbow arthroscopy. Animals 13(23), 3592.

Evaluation of electrical cardiometry for measuring cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables in comparison with lithium dilution in anesthetized dogs

Numerous cardiac output (CO) technologies were developed to replace the ‘gold standard' pulmonary artery thermodilution due to its invasiveness and the risks associated with it. Minimally invasive lithium dilution (LiD) shows excellent agreement with thermodilution and can be used as...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Paranjape, V. V., Garcia-Pereira, F. L., Menciotti, G. et al. 2023. Evaluation of electrical cardiometry for measuring cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables in comparison with lithium dilution in anesthetized dogs. Animals 13(14), 2362.

A comparison of oocyte yield between ultrasound-guided and laparoscopic oocyte retrieval in rhesus macaques

Obtaining quality oocytes is a prerequisite for ART-based studies. Here we describe a method for transabdominal ultrasound-guided (US) oocyte retrieval in rhesus macaques (Macaca mullata) and compare it to the standard surgical approach using laparoscopy (LAP). We analyzed oocyte yield...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Reproduction, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Piekarski, N., Hobbs, T. R., Jacob, D. et al. 2023. A comparison of oocyte yield between ultrasound-guided and laparoscopic oocyte retrieval in rhesus macaques. Animals 13(19), 3017.

Evaluation of healing progression at surgical incision sites and the use of antiseptics for enhancing post-operative survival in subyearling Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

In an attempt to develop more effective surgical implantation methods for fish, surgical incisions typical of those made for implanting micro-acoustic transmitters into the peritoneal cavity were evaluated on a weekly basis for healing progression using a suite of metrics....

Year Published: 2023Topics: Identification Method, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Fish, Salmon

Citation: Cameron, A. S., Rub, A. M. W., Sandford, B. P. 2023. Evaluation of healing progression at surgical incision sites and the use of antiseptics for enhancing post-operative survival in subyearling Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). PLOS ONE 18(7), e0288056.

Urinary cytokine measurements do not reflect surgery-induced inflammation in rhesus macaques

Measurement of the health and disease status of free-ranging primates is often limited by a lack of available biomarkers of immune activation and inflammation that can be applied noninvasively via the measurement of urine or fecal samples. Here, we evaluate...

Year Published: 2023Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Higham, J. P., Cooper, E. B., Whalen, C. et al. 2023. Urinary cytokine measurements do not reflect surgery-induced inflammation in rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 85(8), e23506.

Ultrasound guided surgery as a refinement tool in oncology research

Refinement is one of the ethical pillars of the use of animals in research. Ultrasonography is currently used in human medicine as a surgical tool for guided biopsies and this idea can be applied to preclinical research thanks to the...

Year Published: 2022Topics: Disease/Experimental Model, Drug/Substance Administration, Imaging & Electrophysiological Recording, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Serrano, C., Antonio, J. 2022. Ultrasound guided surgery as a refinement tool in oncology research. Animals 12(23), 3445.

Comparison of the neuromuscular effects of two infusion rates of rocuronium in anesthetized pigs

Neuromuscular blocking agents are frequently administered to pigs used for research. In humans, administration of the drugs is not without risk and may result in accidental awareness under general anaesthesia and postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade that can lead to serious...

Year Published: 2022Topics: Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Pedersen, K., Kruhøffer, L. L., Lykkesfeldt, J. et al. 2022. Comparison of the neuromuscular effects of two infusion rates of rocuronium in anesthetized pigs. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 64(1), 38.