Regional anesthesiological support for the implementation of surgical interventions in the abdomen of dogs

  • D. V. Sliusarenko Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy
  • М. G. Ilnitskiy Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University
  • D. D. Bilyi Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University
  • O. M. Bobrytska Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy
  • L. O. Kovalova Polissia National University
Keywords: epidural blockade; local anaesthetics; bupivacaine; wound healing; stress markers; cytokines.

Abstract

Widespread use of surgical interventions in the abdomen of dogs determines the relevance of the study. The research tested the influence of therapeutic epidural blockade with 0.2% bupivacaine after surgical interventions on the background of potentiated local anaesthesia on the body of clinically healthy dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy. In the control group postoperative analgesia was performed with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug rimadyl on the background of potentiated thiopental anaesthesia. Wound healing rates were determined in 10 animals of both control and experimental groups; blood counts and the level of inflammatory response were indicated in 5 animals of each group. The dynamics of reparative processes and complete wound healing in dogs of the experimental group occurred earlier than in animals of the control group, which confirmed the fact that the use of bupivacaine had a beneficial effect on tissue regeneration. The results of morphological and biochemical parameters of blood in animals of the experimental group manifested only an increase of leukocytes by 1.58 times, fibrinogen by 2.02 times, while in dogs of the control group the level of erythrocytes, haemoglobin and hematocrit decreased, leukocytes increased by 1.74 times, platelets decreased by 2.87 times and fibrinogen increased by 1.72 times. Among the stress response markers in the control group there was a 1.94 times increase in glucose level after surgery. In the experimental group there was a decrease in the intensity of the inflammatory reaction in dogs, accompanied by an increase of anti-inflammatory interleukin 4 (IL-4) only on the seventh day – 1.86 times, while in the control group the level of anti-inflammatory interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) after three days increased by 2.30 times, after seven days – by 2.48 times, and the level of proinflammatory interleukin 6 (IL-6) after surgery increased by 2.57 times. It will be promising to conduct further research on the influence of therapeutic blockades with bupivacaine in animals in cases of various surgical interventions and pathological conditions, which will lead to faster recovery of animals and alleviate pathological processes.

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Published
2021-02-06
How to Cite
Sliusarenko, D. V., IlnitskiyМ. G., Bilyi, D. D., Bobrytska, O. M., & Kovalova, L. O. (2021). Regional anesthesiological support for the implementation of surgical interventions in the abdomen of dogs . Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 12(1), 50-57. https://doi.org/10.15421/022108

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