Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Risk factors for recovery problems after dog palate surgery
By Fracka, Agnieszka B et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2024·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Risk factors for complicated perioperative recovery in dogs undergoing staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty: Seventy-six cases (2018-2022).
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Plain-English summary
A group of 76 dogs that underwent surgeries to correct breathing issues, like staphylectomy or palatoplasty, were studied to find out what factors might lead to complications during recovery. The researchers found that older dogs, those with more severe laryngeal collapse, and longer anesthesia times were more likely to have a complicated recovery, which could include needing extra oxygen or even facing serious risks during surgery. Understanding these risk factors can help veterinarians better prepare for surgery and manage potential complications.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze risk factors for complicated perioperative recovery of dogs undergoing either staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: Seventy-six client-owned dogs. METHODS: Medical records of dogs that underwent either staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty were reviewed for signalment, brachycephalic risk (BRisk) score, history of gastrointestinal signs, laryngeal collapse grade, presence of preoperative aspiration pneumonia, intraoperative respiratory and cardiovascular complications, length of general anesthesia, number of corrected brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) components, and gastrointestinal and respiratory postoperative complications. Complicated recovery was defined as requirement for prolonged oxygen treatment and/or tracheostomy or perioperative death. Penalized logistic regression was used to identify risk factors. RESULTS: Seventy-six dogs were enrolled in the study. Multivariate penalized logistic regression identified four risk factors for complicated recovery. These include surgery type (p = .0002), age (p = .0113), laryngeal collapse grade >2 (p < .0001) and length of general anesthesia (p = .0051). CONCLUSIONS: In this population, dogs that had staphylectomy, increasing age, laryngeal collapse grade >2 and increasing length of general anesthesia were at increased risk for perioperative complicated recovery. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The results of this study identified risk factors for perioperative complicated recovery in dogs undergoing elongated soft palate correction and may assist in surgical planning and early prediction of complications.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38519449/