Full text
| |
| Author(s): |
Rafael Cardoso Carvalho
Total Authors: 1
|
| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2004-11-04 |
| Examining board members: |
Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi;
Arani Nanci Bomfim Mariana;
Alana Lislea de Souza
|
| Advisor: | Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this study was to describe the topographic anatomy of spinal cord of the Red Footed Tortoise in order to obtain morphologic bases that can be used in an applied researches as anesthesiology as well as to develop spinal anesthesia techniques that can be used in a clinic and surgery veterinary routine. The first part was the anatomy morphologic study and the second was the evaluation development of the technique spinal anesthesia. It was used six adult animals that died for natural causes, for the morphologic studies from Maranhão State. It was dissected the common carotid artery and the arterial system was perfusion with warm saline solution at 37ºC. The material was fixed with formaldenyde solution at 20%. Then the pieces were submitted by modify decalcified solution action, for 72 hours. The dissection started by the dorsal shell opening with help of a chizel and an orthopedic hammer. The dorsal muscle was dissected and the vertebral arch was sectioned for the spinal cord access. The second part, consisting in a development / valuation of the spinal anesthetic technique, was realized at Orquidário Municipal in Santos - SP where it was used eight animals submitted at this technique. The evaluation parameters were the latent period, the muscle relaxation and the analgesia of the pelvic member region, tail and cloaca. The results proved that the G. carbonaria spinal cord showed as an elongated mass with whitish color, situated in the vertebral duct, between the penultimate and the last caudal vertebrae. The cervical swelling was localizated between the medular segment (C5 to T1) while the sacral swelling was placed between the T6 to Ca1 medular segments. The spinal anesthetic technique showed to be a safe and effective technique, promoting muscular relaxation and satisfactory analgesia for the pelvic member, tail and cloaca regions, being suitable to use as an anesthetic alternative quite efficient for the surgical procedures in this regions. (AU) | |