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Pain levels during and after dog spay surgery compared between two
By Tallant, Amanda et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2016·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative pain during canine ovariohysterectomy and ovariectomy.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 20 healthy female dogs underwent either ovariohysterectomy (spay surgery) or ovariectomy (removal of ovaries) to compare pain levels during and after the procedures. The surgery for ovariectomy took about 15.4 minutes, while the spay surgery took slightly longer at 17.5 minutes. After the surgeries, both groups showed similar pain levels, and there was no significant difference in the need for additional pain relief. Overall, both types of surgery were well-tolerated, and the dogs recovered without major issues.
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Abstract
This study compared physiologic parameters indicating nociception during surgery and pain scores after surgery among dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OHE) and ovariectomy (OVE). Twenty healthy adult female dogs were randomly assigned to either the OHE or the OVE group. Physiologic data collected during surgery included heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, hemoglobin oxygen saturation, end-tidal CO2 and isoflurane, and vaporizer settings. Postoperative pain was measured using the short form Glasgow Composite Pain Scale, an interactive visual analog scale, and algometry. There were no clinically relevant differences in intraoperative nociception indices between groups. Duration of surgery for OVE was significantly shorter than for OHE (OVE 15.4 minutes, OHE 17.5 minutes, P = 0.04). There was no significant difference between groups in the use of rescue analgesia after surgery, in the average interactive visual analog scale score over the 24-hour postoperative period (P = 0.12), and in algometer readings (P = 0.34).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27429462/