Development and Evaluation of the Drape by Bond (D-by-B) Technique for Maintaining Preoperative Disinfection During Laparotomy in Cattle

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the D-by-B technique for maintaining preoperative disinfection during laparotomy in cattle compared to traditional methods.
• Comparison of the D-by-B technique (21 cattle) and the traditional draping method (5 cattle) in laparotomy procedures.
• Bacterial samples were collected from surgical site swabs pre- and post-surgery and cultured for bacterial growth.
• Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher's exact test to compare infection rates between methods.
• Postoperative bacterial detection was 100% in the traditional method and 23.8% within the D-by-B bond area.
• The D-by-B method significantly reduced bacterial presence compared to the traditional method (p = 0.0038).
• A notable ease of checking the incision line post-application of the D-by-B method was also observed.