Effects of incision closure method on infection prevalence following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs |
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| Authors: | Chase Atwood Mac Maxwell Ryan Butler Robert Wills |
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| Institution: | Memphis Veterinary Specialists, 555 Trinity Creek Cove, Cordova, Tennessee 38018, USA (Atwood, Maxwell); College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6100, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA (Butler, Wills). |
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| Abstract: | The goal of this study was to retrospectively investigate the effect of incisional closure with either stainless steel skin staples or intradermal poliglecaprone 25 on the prevalence of surgical site infection following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs. Medical records were reviewed for dogs treated with unilateral tibial plateau leveling osteotomy at Memphis Veterinary Specialists between 2006 and 2013. Procedures (n = 306) from 242 dogs were included in the study. The association of potential risk factors with the occurrence of postoperative infection was assessed using logistic regression. A value of P < 0.05 was considered significant. Weight and administration of postoperative antimicrobials were found to significantly influence surgical site infection prevalence. No significant association was noted between closure method and prevalence of postoperative infection. |
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