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CC BY 4.0 · VCOT Open 2019; 02(02): e30-e34
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695749
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Sub-Bandage Pressure in the Canine Forelimb after Rigid Splint Application by Surgeons and Veterinary Students

Molly A. Vitt
1   Clinical Investigation Center, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
,
Daniel C. Wingert
1   Clinical Investigation Center, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
2   Blue Pearl Pet Hospital, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
,
Michael G. Conzemius 
1   Clinical Investigation Center, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
› Author Affiliations Funding Funding for the materials used in this study was provided by the Tata Group Endowment for Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Funding sources did not have any involvement in the study design, data analysis and interpretation, or writing and publication of the manuscript.
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11 March 2019

23 July 2019

Publication Date:
04 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to measure and compare sub-bandage pressures after a rigid splint was applied to the forelimb of a dog by surgeons and veterinary students.

Animals One, adult, Labrador Retriever.

Methods Sub-bandage pressure was measured at five locations on the limb of a dog using a previously validated pneumatic compression measurement system over a 4-hour period after splint application. All participants received the same instructions and the same dog was used for each splint application.

Results Across time and location, mean sub-bandage pressures from the experienced group were significantly greater than those from the inexperienced group at all transducer locations and at all time points. People from the inexperienced group recorded the greatest range in sub-bandage pressures and had significantly higher-pressure differences across the five locations sub-bandage pressure was measured.

Conclusions and Clinical Relevance Surgeons applied their splint bandages with approximately 50% greater pressure and 50% less variability between locations. The large range in sub-bandage pressures found may suggest that decreased and/or increased sub-bandage pressure may predispose to bandage complications.

Keywords

bandage - dogs - splint
 

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