Abstract:
This study investigated the blood and serum biochemistry following peritoneum sutured
and not sutured techniques of laparotomy sutures in omentopexed WAD goats. Twentyfive
male WAD goats were randomly divided into 5 groups (A – E). In group A,
peritoneum was not sutured, while in group B, the peritoneum was sutured alongside
with muscle layers. In groups C and D, omentopexy was performed and the laparotomy
sutured as in groups B and A, respectively while, group E was the normal control. There
was a significant (p<0.05) decrease in mean packed cell volume (PCV) (%) and red blood
cell (RBC) (x106μl) counts in all the surgery groups (A, B, C and D) but persisted only in
group D till the end of the study - post surgery day (PSD) (day 14) when compared to the
control group (E). There was a significant (p<0.05) increase in mean total WBC
(x103/μl), neutrophil (x103/μl) and lymphocyte (x103/μl) counts in all the surgery
groups but persisted only in group D to PSD, when compared to pre-surgery values (PSV)
(day 0). The increases in mean total protein (g/dl) and mean albumin (g/dl) in groups A
and B were significant (p<0.05) in group B goats only on PSD 2 while the significant
(p<0.05) decreases in these values in group C (peritoneum sutured with omentopexy)
and D (peritoneum not sutured with omentopexy) were significant (p<0.05) only in goats
in group D from 10 to 14 PSD, when compared to PSV. The significant (p<0.05) increase
in mean blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (mg/dl) in groups A and B persisted till the end of the
study, while the significant (p<0.05) increase in mean BUN of goats in groups C and D,
creatinine (mg/dl) and serum AST (iμ/dl) of goats in all the surgery groups returned to
the PSV within the period of the study
