ABSTRACT



Ovariohysterectomy (OVH) is one of the most common surgical operations performed for reproductive sterilization in dogs and cats. Hemorrhage from the ovarian pedicle (OP) is one of the complications of OVH; it can occur due to rough tissue manipulation or due to improper placement of ligature. Hemostasis of the OP is the most important and difficult step in OVH and considered as the main cause of animal death if it is not performed correctly.



The aim of this study is to clinically evaluate three techniques for hemostasis of the OP in cats in relation to efficacy, practicability, and surgical time. Ovariohysterectomy was performed through a ventral midline incision on 36 intact adult female cats randomly divided into three groups, each of 12. In Group1, hemostasis of the OP was done by using single pedicle ligation (SL) using 2-0 polyglycolic acid. Ligation of the OP with 2-0 polyglycolic acid was done using three clamps (TC) technique, and in group 3, ovarian pedicle tie (PT) was used for OP hemostasis. The results showed that the three techniques used for OP hemostasis were safe and effective in preventing bleeding; the PT technique was economic and significantly (P< 0.05) faster in application than the TC and SL techniques.