ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2020
Prospective comparison of perioperative wound and pain score parameters in cats undergoing flank vs midline ovariectomy.
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- European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) 2025 guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in dogs and cats.The Journal of small animal practice · 2026Guideline
- Assessment of Oxidative Stress Markers in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy by a Midline or Flank Approach.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Ovarian Pedicle Local Analgesia in Midline versus Flank Cat Ovariectomy.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Intraoperative nociceptive and clinical comparisons between ventral midline and flank ovariectomy in feral and stray cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Mechanism of dexmedetomidine preconditioning on spinal cord analgesia in rats with functional chronic visceral pain.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2022Article
- Lateral Flank Approach for Ovariohysterectomy in a Lion (Veterinary sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to prospectively compare perioperative pain score and wound parameters, inclusive of postoperative swelling and erythema, between flank and midline ovariectomy (OVE) in cats, performed by final-year veterinary students.
methodsHealthy cats presented for routine OVE were randomly assigned to either the midline or flank group after owner consent to participate in the study. Perioperative protocols were standardised for both groups. Clinical data were collected prior to surgery, intraoperatively, at 1 h postoperatively, at the time of discharge, and at 3 and 10 day postoperative re-examination appointments. Data recorded included duration of surgery and anaesthesia, intraoperative complications, Feline Acute Pain Scale (FAPS) scores, a simple descriptive scale of reaction to wound palpation (SDS
resultsThirty-eight cats received a flank OVE and 37 received a midline OVE. Duration of surgery, duration of anaesthesia and intraoperative complications did not vary significantly between the two groups. Cats in both groups had significantly higher FAPS scores after surgery ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Our study does not support advocating a preferred surgical approach for feline OVE within a teaching environment.
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