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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2019

Comparison between methadone and buprenorphine within the QUAD protocol for perioperative analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.

Meera Shah, David Yates, James Hunt, Jo Murrell

Open access · greenAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meera Shah1 Bristol Veterinary School, Langford, UK.
David Yates2 Greater Manchester RSPCA Hospital, Salford, UK.
James Hunt3 Cave Veterinary Specialists, George's Farm, West Buckland, Wellington, UK.
Jo Murrell1 Bristol Veterinary School, Langford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0456-5159
At Bristol · GBRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic efficacy of methadone vs buprenorphine within the QUAD protocol for anaesthesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.

methodsOne hundred and twenty cats were recruited to an assessor-blinded, randomised clinical trial. Cats received either methadone (5  mg/m

resultsCats administered methadone had lower CMPS-F scores over time ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Methadone produced clinically superior postoperative analgesia for the first 8 h after neutering than buprenorphine when used within the QUAD protocol.

Indexed as

AnalgesiaAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineMethadoneAnimalsCatsDouble-Blind MethodDrug CombinationsFemaleHysterectomyOvariectomyPostoperative PainProcedural PainAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineDrug CombinationsMethadoneanalgesiabuprenorphineMethadoneovariohysterectomypainQUAD

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PMID30215269
PMCPMC10814303
OpenAlexW2891190785

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