title: [A comparison of suturing and non-suturing of scrotal wounds following castration in stallions].
abstract: It was found that wound infections may be considerably reduced when castration is carried out under strictly aseptic conditions. In this clinical review, healing of the wound following castration with and without closure of the scrotal wounds is compared. All castrations were performed under similar aseptic conditions, general anaesthesia having been produced in the recumbent stallion. The results do not show that there is a significant difference in the appearance of wound infections in scrotal wounds which are closed and those which are left completely open. On the basis of both papers and the present review it is concluded that wound healing is more affected by the (a)septic conditions under which surgery is performed rather than by the actual method of castration.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Algemene Heelkunde en Heelkunde der Grote Huisdieren, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Utrecht.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Homburg-van den Broek
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rutgers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001207:Asepsis; D002369:Castration / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Een vergelijking tussen het sluiten en het openlaten van de scrotaalwonden bij de castratie van de hengst.