Estudo prospectivo clínico, epidemiológico e microbiológico de fraturas expostas em sistema locomotor de cães e gatos atendidos no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – Campus Cuiabá

Abstract

Open Fractures commonly present complications that result in poor healing or amputation. To minimize these problems aimed to delineate the profile of patients attended with open fractures at the veterinary hospital UFMT-Cuiabá, in April/2012 to March/2013. This period were 19 cases received, dogs 68.42% and cats 31.58%, average of 1.58 cases/month. The prevalence in males was 57.9% and 42.1% in females, mongrel animals were the majority. The mean age in dogs reached 3.1 years and 2.46 years in cats. The average exposure time was approximately 95 hours and running over the main cause. The incidence of type III fractures was 68.42 %. Amputation was the most used surgical treatment and association of antibiotics was the best treatment option. Therefore, it was concluded that the open fractures occurred in most dogs, males, young, mongrel, with type III fracture and running over the main cause. Amputations prevailed due to a delay in seeking treatment. The association between ceftriaxone and enrofloxacin was effective against all microorganisms isolated in this study.