AB 32:21-29 (2023) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00759
Effect of surgical staples and stitches on the critical swimming speed of Sebastes schlegelii after implantation of ultrasonic pingers
D. H. Gong1,2,#, B. B. Xing1,2,#, M. Y. Song1,2, X. J. Cui1,2, X. M. Yu1,2, T. Tian1,2,, L. M. Yin1,2,*
*Corresponding author: yinleiming@dlou.edu.cn
ABSTRACT: Implantation of ultrasonic pingers in fish is invasive in nature, as it bisects epidermis and skin tissues, with negative health impacts on the individual. Taking Korean rockfish Sebastes schlegelii as a model species, we compared the difference between using surgical sutures and disposable-staple sutures so as to minimize the impact caused by implantation. The results showed that (1) the critical swimming speed of S. schlegelii changed significantly 2 h after surgery but did not change significantly 1 d after the operation; (2) both suture methods can effectively close the wound; and (3) it takes less time to suture the wound with disposable skin staples than with a surgical needle. The abdominal incisions of the experimental fish were clean, the fish showed no inflammation or necrosis after suture by the 2 methods, and they remained healthy for 7 d after operation. We conclude that disposable skin staples are well suited for minimally invasive surgical suturing.
KEY WORDS: Sebastes schlegelii · Ultrasonic transmitter · Disposable skin staples · Critical swimming speed
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(2023) Effect of surgical staples and stitches on the critical swimming speed of Sebastes schlegelii after implantation of ultrasonic pingers. Aquat Biol 32:21-29. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00759
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