Hematological prediction study of peritonitis following laparotomy in goats
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2020-03-24
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THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
Abstract
Surgical trauma to the abdominal wall and peritoneum during celiotomy is expected
to cause postoperative inflammation. However, complications after abdominal surgery are hardly
detected in the early stage. Hematological analysis of blood has been considered beneficial in
disease diagnosis and prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the hematological parameters
predicting peritonitis in goats and to determine the post-surgery day that hematology is
significant. Six apparently healthy West African Dwarf goats were included in this study. After
2 weeks of acclimatization, blood samples were obtained daily for 3 days for hematological
analyses, which served as the baseline data. The right flanks of the animals were aseptically
prepared routinely for exploratory laparotomy. Restraint and anesthesia were achieved using
xylazine and lignocaine using an inverted āLā block technique. Laparotomy was performed, and
the incision was left for 20 min and then closed routinely. Blood samples were collected for
hemogram 24 hr postoperatively and daily for 7 days. Based on the post-surgery hematology
results, relative neutrophil (P=0.015) and lymphocyte (P=0.006) counts significantly increased
and decreased on day 5 respectively. Significant differences were also observed for red blood
cell count, hemoglobin concentration, and packed cell volume on days 5, 6, and 7 respectively. It
could therefore be concluded that the diagnostic result for hematology post-laparotomy can be
obtained on the fifth and sixth day
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goat, hematology, laparotomy, peritonitis, West African Dwarf