Pain assessment in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy by midline or lateral celiotomy through use of a previously validated multidimensional composite pain scale
Acta cir. bras
; Acta cir. bras;29(10): 633-638, 10/2014. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess pain in the immediate postoperative period in cats submitted into two different celiotomy techniques for ovariohysterectomy.METHODS:
Fourteen healthy female cats up to three years old with a mean weight 2.75kg, without breed specification, were used in this double blind experiment. The animals were randomly assigned to two treatments I- ovariohysterectomy by lateral approach (LA) or II - by midline approach (MA). The anesthesia consisted of acepromazine (0.1 mg.kg-1) and midazolam (0.25mg.kg-1) followed isoflurane vaporization to induce and maintain hypnosis. A bolus of fentanyl (5μg.kg-1) was administered intravenously to provide intraoperative analgesia. After surgery, pain scores were assessed through a multidimensional composite pain scale at four different times.RESULTS:
Generally all factors related to psychomotor changes and pain expression showed higher scores in cats neutered by LA, but only psychomotor changes and total pain score presented statistical differences (p<0.05). The animals that underwent lateral celiotomy showed higher pain scores, at 1, 4 and 6 hours after surgery.CONCLUSIONS:
Multidimensional analgesic scales were highly reliable. There was a tendency for the cats neutered by lateral approach to suffer more postoperative pain, including requiring a large number of analgesic rescues. .Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Dolor Postoperatorio
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Dimensión del Dolor
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Ovariectomía
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Histerectomía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta cir. bras
Asunto de la revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil