Infrared imaging contribution for intestinal ischemia detection in wound healing.

Purpose: To study thermal variations obtained through infrared image in rats, and to evaluate the relationship between intestinal ischemic time and histopathological findings.

Methods: Thirty Wistar rats were operated after distribution in 5 groups with different times of ischemia. Thermograms were obtained by using a infrared camera.

[Evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of Aroeira (Shinus Terebinthifolius Raddi) in the healing process of wound skin in rats].

Purpose: To evaluate the healing effect of the topic administration of the hydroalcoholic extract of aroeira in open wounds in the dorsocostal region of rats.

Methods: Sixty Wistar rats, males, were used. In all animals one skin fragment was removed, with two centimeters in diameter.