Comparison of N-Acetyl cysteine and dexamethasone in enterotomy in cats
Ashraff W Abdulrazaq, Ali Wasfi Sadeq, Rafid M Naeem, Alaa A Ibrahim, Hiba M Abd Alrahman · 2026
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Description
Ashraff Abdulrazaq and co-authors present a study dated 2026 on preventing adhesions after gut surgery in cats. Adhesions are bands of scar tissue that glue organs together after operations or inflammation. The team compared two drugs washed over a surgical cut in the intestine: N-acetyl cysteine and dexamethasone.
Fifteen cats were split evenly into three groups, with the third getting plain salt water. Each cat had a lengthwise cut in the gut, stitched closed, and the site rinsed with its assigned fluid. Three days later the abdomens were reopened for direct inspection. Cats that got the neutral wash showed heavy intestinal adhesions. The study weighs which drug better speeds healing and limits scar bands.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ashraff W Abdulrazaq, Ali Wasfi Sadeq, Rafid M Naeem, Alaa A Ibrahim, Hiba M Abd Alrahman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |