ISSN: 2155-6148
Ahmed Ibrahim
Faulty of Veterinary Medicine,
70155
Egypt
Research Article
The Effect of Lidocaine with/without Epinephrine on Healing of Cutaneous Incised Wounds in Donkeys: An Experimental Study
Author(s): Ahmed Ibrahim, Magda Ali and Sary Abdel Khafar
Ahmed Ibrahim, Magda Ali and Sary Abdel Khafar
Objective: To study the effect of lidocaine with / without epinephrine on the wound healing.
Study Design: An experimental study.
Animals: 18 clinically healthy donkeys of both sexes.
Methods: Animals were divided into 3 equal main groups, lidocaine group in which plain lidocaine 2% was used for local infiltration, epinephrine group in which lidocaine 2% with epinephrine 0.00227% was used and the control group, in which wounds were induced under effect of intravenous (IV) thiopental aesthesia 10% (6 mg/kg) without any local infiltration. Wound samples were taken for histopathological examination on the 7th and the 14th days post wound induction.
Results: There was no distinct difference in bleeding after wound inductions between the experimental groups. Grossly,.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000533