Evaluation of aquapuncture in the reduction of intraoperative hemorrhage in canine ovariohysterectomy.
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To determine whether a presurgical aquapuncture intervention can reduce intraoperative bleeding during female dog ovariohysterectomy (OVH) procedures. Female dogs admitted for OVH procedure were enrolled and randomly assigned to group T (receiving vitamin B12 injections at the acupoint point GV-5), group SC (receiving vitamin B12 injections at GV-14, an acupoint without hemostatic indications), or group NC (receiving no B12 injections). Vitamin B12 injections (dose determined by weight) were given 15-30 minutes before the procedure, performed by a surgeon blinded to group assignments. At the conclusion of the surgery, the gauze used during the procedure was weighed immediately by an individual blinded to subject's treatment group to collect the bleeding data. A total of 51 subjects were enrolled-15 in group T, 18 in group SC, and 18 in group NC. The mean (± SD) weight-normalized blood loss in group T was 0.13 ± 0.06 mL/kg, in group SC was 0.28 ± 0.16 mL/kg, and in group NC was 0.34 ± 0.22 mL/kg, which suggested that group T had significantly less weight-normalized blood loss than the 2 control groups (P = .003 and P = .003 vs NC and SC groups, respectively). The NC and SC groups were not significantly different (P = .999). The study concluded that aquapuncture with B12 at GV-5 can reduce intraoperative bleeding during the female dog OVH procedure. The proposed aquapuncture intervention has the potential to prevent bleeding complications during surgery. It
Abstract
To determine whether a presurgical aquapuncture intervention can reduce intraoperative bleeding during female dog ovariohysterectomy (OVH) procedures. Female dogs admitted for OVH procedure were enrolled and randomly assigned to group T (receiving vitamin B12 injections at the acupoint point GV-5), group SC (receiving vitamin B12 injections at GV-14, an acupoint without hemostatic indications), or group NC (receiving no B12 injections). Vitamin B12 injections (dose determined by weight) were given 15-30 minutes before the procedure, performed by a surgeon blinded to group assignments. At the conclusion of the surgery, the gauze used during the procedure was weighed immediately by an individual blinded to subject's treatment group to collect the bleeding data. A total of 51 subjects were enrolled-15 in group T, 18 in group SC, and 18 in group NC. The mean (± SD) weight-normalized blood loss in group T was 0.13 ± 0.06 mL/kg, in group SC was 0.28 ± 0.16 mL/kg, and in group NC was 0.34 ± 0.22 mL/kg, which suggested that group T had significantly less weight-normalized blood loss than the 2 control groups (P = .003 and P = .003 vs NC and SC groups, respectively). The NC and SC groups were not significantly different (P = .999). The study concluded that aquapuncture with B12 at GV-5 can reduce intraoperative bleeding during the female dog OVH procedure. The proposed aquapuncture intervention has the potential to prevent bleeding complications during surgery. It could also result in faster procedures and reduced swelling, inflammation, and pain at the surgical site as well as smaller incisions.