ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2020
Prevalence and management of pain in dogs in the emergency service of a veterinary teaching hospital.
Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- How facial expressions reveal acute pain in domestic animals with facial pain scales as a diagnostic tool.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Effects of training on Feline Grimace Scale scoring for acute pain assessment in cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Agreement of Pain Assessment Using the Short Form of the Canine Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale between Veterinary Students, Veterinary Nurses, Veterinary Surgeons, and ECVAA-Diplomates.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Unifying two medicines to fight pain and to make anesthesia safer.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Attitudes to acute pain and the use of pain assessment scales among Spanish small animal veterinarians.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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Abstract
A prospective, observational, cross-sectional study documenting the prevalence of pain in dogs presented to the emergency service of a veterinary teaching hospital and their handling (times to triage, examination, treatment) was conducted. Pain was assessed and compared using a validated and an unvalidated pain assessment scale. Sedation was monitored using a validated scale. A first evaluation was completed in 109 dogs. A second evaluation was completed for 95 dogs: 36 (38%) were identified as painful and 53% (19/36) were provided analgesia in the clinic. The remainder either did not receive analgesia (6/36, 17%) or were prescribed an analgesic for administration at home (11/36, 31%). Of dogs receiving analgesia in the clinic, most showed a decrease in pain score (15/19, 79%). Pain assessment scales were positively correlated (
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