Comparación del tratamiento de heridas abiertas en piel en base a Triticum vulgare y Óxido de zinc en perros (Canis lupus familiaris)

Abstract

In the daily routine of the veterinary clinic there is a high incidence of attention to animals affected by injuries in the skin. Most of these open wounds are sutured, but sometimes for different reasons the sutures break; in other cases there are wounds that cannot be sutured at first and alternative treatments are needed to heal. There are few natural topical alternatives that have a quick and inexpensive result in treating wounds; In human medicine the extract of Triticum vulgare (ETV) is used where the wheat seed germinates in particular conditions of suffering, temperature below 4°C and absolute darkness from which its extract is obtained; there are few studies showing positive results with ETV application in animals. The objective of this study was to compare the healing time of open wounds in dogs, treated with Triticum vulgare extract cream and Zinc Oxide cream. A total of 21 patients with open wounds were evaluated, divided into 3 groups of 7 patients for each of the treatments: T0 or Control, T1-Zinc Oxide, T2-Tritucum vulgare. The wounds were recorded according to Kundin's method, and Byung Joo's method was used for their description. Descriptive statistics, Chi Square, ANOVA and, where necessary, Duncan's test of significance were used for statistical analysis. The results obtained on day 5 of application showed a reduction of the wound comparing to the initial values, where Zinc Oxide (T1.-OZ) reduced 57% of the total wound, this reduction value is greater than ETV (T2.-ETV) and statistically similar to the Control (T0.-Control). From day 10 these values are standardized and gradually reduced in the same way in all treatments until day 15. There is no statistically significant difference between the treatments used and the percentage of wound closure on days 10 and 15 behaving in the same way. different shape only on day 5. Visually the treatments show different behaviors within the healing process, although all of them are efficient at the end of the process.