Abstract
The purpose of this retrospective study of 72 dogs was to compare a vessel sealing device with a surgical stapling device for performance of splenectomy. The results of this study demonstrate a statistically significant shorter surgical time for splenectomy, without an adverse effect on outcomes, performed in dogs with the vessel sealing device (mean time, 58.4 min 6 3.3 min; median time, 60 min; range, 22-131 min) compared with a traditional stapling device (mean time, 66.9 min 6 2.4 min; median time, 66 min; range, 40-100 min). No other significant differences were found between the two groups of patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 42-45 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2014 |
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- Small Animals
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Monarski, C. J., Jaffe, M. H., & Kass, P. H. (2014). Decreased surgical time with a vessel sealing device versus a surgical stapler in performance of canine splenectomy. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 50(1), 42-45. https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5981