TOPOGRAPHIC AND ANATOMICAL JUSTIFICATION OF THE APPROACH TO PERFORMING INTRAPERITONEAL INJECTION

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Abstract:

Performing intraperitoneal injections in rats is one of the most common and accessible methods of administering drugs and anesthetics in an experiment. In 74 % of cases (32/43), the cecum was located on the right and along the midline. A midline was performed in the laboratory animal from the external opening of the urethra to the xiphoid process. Through the point that divides it in half, a perpendicular was drawn along the left half of the abdomen’s front wall. A bisector formed at an angle of 90° to the inguinal fold was lowered into the left inguinal region. The injection site was defined as a point lying on ½ of the line formed by the bisector of the angle. The proposed technical solution has significant advantages: it justifies the place and point of intraperitoneal injection and reduces the risk of iatrogenic damage to abdominal organs.

Keywords:

intraperitoneal injection rats cecum

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 19 No. 84 (2023) , с. 247-250
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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2023-2-84-247-250