Single intraoperative administration of antibiotic to cows with caecal torsion: wound infection and postoperative performance. A retrospective and prospective study.
Wound infection and postoperative performance after a single intra-abdominal administration of 9 g sodium ampicillin in cows operated on for caecal dilatation or torsion (n = 33) were evaluated. In the 25 animals that left the clinic in good health (76% short-term survival), no wound infection occurred. Postoperative performance was normal in 21 of these animals (84%). The figures for short-term survival and postoperative performance are comparable to those from a retrospective study of 169 animals operated on between 1985 and 1990. Single intra-abdominal administration of sodium ampicillin during surgery provides good protection against infection without negative effects on the postoperative performance.
Klein
W R
WR
Department of General and Large Animal Surgery, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
van der Velden
M A
MA
Ensink
J M
JM
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents