PURPOSE: To study the effect of two different surgical approaches during pregnancy in rabbits. METHODS: Sixty pregnant rabbits were divided in 3 groups: control group ( C), laparatomy group (L) and videolaparoscopy (V) group. The variables analyzed were pregnancy duration, fetal death and young rabbits's weight. Blood samples were collected for laboratorial analysis. RESULTS: The pregnancy duration (31.6 ±0.99 vs. 31.8 ± 1.8 vs. 31.2 ± 2.24 days), the fetal death (1,0 ± 2.5 vs. 1.9 ± 2.7 vs. 1.4 ± 2.0) and the young rabbits's weight at the first day of life (48.7 ± 11.3 vs. 51.5 ± 11.9 vs. 48.3 ± 8.2 g) did not differ in the groups C, L e V, respectively (P>0.05). In the analises of blood samples, when we compare the difference before and after the procedure between the groups L and V, respectively, were found statistic difference (p<0.05) in the measure of hematocrit (34,4 ± 3,1 and 33,1 ± 2,8 vs. 34,2 ± 3,2 and 30,3 ± 3,7 g/dl), pH (7,4 ± 0,1 and 7,4 ± 0,1 vs. 7,5 and 7,3 ± 0,1), paCO2 (30,8 ± 5,1 and 40,7 ± 8,2 vs. 32 ± 3,7 and 53,5 ± 18,4). CONCLUSION: Videolaparoscopy is a safe procedure during pregnancy in rabbits.
Laparotomy; Pregnancy; Surgery; Videolaparoscopy
