SynthesisVeterinary surgery : VS2020
A systematic review of criteria used to report complications in soft tissue and oncologic surgical clinical research studies in dogs and cats.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of criteria used to report complications in soft tissue and oncologic surgical clinical research studies in dogs and cats.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2020Pooled it
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- Evaluation of complications and long-term outcomes in dogs with surgically treated urethral prolapse.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2026Article
- Benign ureteral obstruction in cats treated surgically: a retrospective review of 105 cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for diseases other than a mature gallbladder mucocele: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Perioperative outcomes of 65 dogs and 15 cats undergoing lung lobectomies with a hilar circumferential ligature.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2026Article
- Clinical, pathological and prognostic features of surgically excised cutaneous and subcutaneous digital and distal limb mast cell tumours in dogs.The Journal of small animal practice · 2026Article
- Categorising reported errors and incidents from morbidity and mortality meetings (M&Ms) in a small animal multi-specialty veterinary teaching hospital.Australian veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Menrath ulcers in cats: four cases (2014-2023).The Journal of small animal practice · 2025Article
- Prevalence and severity of laryngeal collapse in dogs undergoing surgery for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome: 80 dogs (2018-2022).Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Prognostic Factors in 26 Cats Undergoing Surgery for Extra-Hepatic Biliary Obstruction.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Porcine small intestinal submucosa biomaterial graft for repair of a congenital pleuroperitoneal hernia in a kitten.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024Article
- Description of postoperative complications and bacterial contamination of wound soaker catheters used to administer postoperative local analgesia after mastectomy in 11 dogs: case series.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Outcomes following combined median sternotomy and ventral midline laparotomy for bicavitary penetrating wooden foreign bodies.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023Article
- Staphylectomy in nonbrachycephalic dogs: A retrospective study of 27 cases.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023Article
- Sternohyoideus-sternothyroideus muscle flap to reconstruct oronasal fistulas due to maxillary cancer in four dogs.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2023Article
- Partial ulnar ostectomy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and palliative radiation therapy as local limb sparing treatment modalities for ulnar tumors in dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Comparison of two postoperative complication grading systems after treatment of stifle and shoulder instability in 68 dogs.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2023Article
- Surgical findings and outcomes after unilateral adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism in cats: a multi-institutional retrospective study.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes in dogs undergoing surgical stabilization and non-stereotactic radiation therapy for axial and appendicular bone tumors.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate reporting of surgical complications and other adverse events in clinical research articles describing soft tissue and oncologic surgery in dogs and cats. STUDY
designSystematic literature review. SAMPLE: English-language articles describing soft tissue and oncologic surgeries in client-owned dogs and cats published in peer-reviewed journals from 2013 to 2016.
methodsCAB, AGRICOLA, and MEDLINE databases were searched for eligible articles. Article characteristics relevant to complications were abstracted and summarized, including reported events, definitions, criteria used to classify events according to severity and time frame, and relevant citations.
resultsOne hundred fifty-one articles involving 10 522 animals were included. Canine retrospective case series of dogs predominated. Ninety-two percent of articles mentioned complications in study results, but only 7.3% defined the term complication. Articles commonly described complications according to time frame and severity, but terminology and classification criteria were highly variable, conflicting between studies, or not provided. Most (58%) reported complications could have been graded with a published veterinary adverse event classification scheme, although common intraoperative complications were notable exceptions.
conclusionDefinitions and criteria used to classify and report soft tissue and oncologic surgical complications are often absent, incomplete, or contradictory among studies. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Lack of consistent terminology contributes to inadequate communication of important information about surgical complications. Standardization of terminology and consistency in severity scoring will improve comparative evaluation of clinical research results.
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