Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú yđề tài: Effect of a single acupuncture treatment on surgical wound healing in dogs: a randomized, single blinded, controlled pilot study. | Saarto et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010 52 57 http content 52 1 57 AVS ACTAVETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA RESEARCH Open Access Effect of a single acupuncture treatment on surgical wound healing in dogs a randomized single blinded controlled pilot study 13 1 3 Erja E Saarto 1 Anna K Hielm-Bjorkman Khadije Hette Erja K Kuusela Cláudia Valeria S Brandão Stélio PL Luna3 Abstract Background The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture on wound healing after soft tissue or orthopaedic surgery in dogs. Methods 29 dogs were submitted to soft tissue and or orthopaedic surgeries. Five dogs had two surgical wounds each so there were totally 34 wounds in the study. All owners received instructions for post operative care as well as antibiotic and pain treatment. The dogs were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups. Treated dogs received one dry needle acupuncture treatment right after surgery and the control group received no such treatment. A veterinary surgeon that was blinded to the treatment evaluated the wounds at three and seven days after surgery in regard to oedema scale 0-3 scabs yes no exudate yes no hematoma yes no dermatitis yes no and aspect of the wound dry humid . Results There was no significant difference between the treatment and control groups in the variables evaluated three and seven days after surgery. However oedema reduced significantly in the group treated with acupuncture at seven days compared to three days after surgery possibly due the fact that there was more oedema in the treatment group at day three although this difference was nor significant between groups . Conclusions The use of a single acupuncture treatment right after surgery in dogs did not appear to have any beneficial effects in surgical wound healing. Background The aim of wound healing is to promote rapid wound closure and prevent excess scar formation. Inflammation is the primary reaction at a wound site 1 2 followed by .
