ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2022
Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine-dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs.
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- Correlation of Mechanical Thresholds, Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale, and Sharp and Wheeler Grading Scale in Dogs with Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Physiologic Effects of Alfaxalone, Dexmedetomidine, and Midazolam Combinations in Common Blue-Tongued Skinks (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Effect of dexmedetomidine constant rate infusion on the analgesic duration of peripheral nerve blocks in dogs: a randomized clinical study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Multiple uses of dexmedetomidine in small animals: a mini review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine-dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundOpioids are widely used for perioperative pain control in dogs undergoing spinal surgery, but alternatives may be required because data suggest that opioids exacerbate inflammation in the injured spinal cord and veterinary access to opioids may become more restricted in the future.
objectivesTo compare recovery of ambulation and other functions between spinal cord-injured dogs receiving peri-operative fentanyl and those receiving a ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination. ANIMALS: A total of 102 client-owned dogs undergoing decompressive surgery for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation.
methodsRandomized clinical trial. Dogs were randomized 1:1 to fentanyl or a ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination for intra and postoperative analgesia. Primary outcome was time to recovery of ambulation; secondary outcomes were the postoperative Colorado Acute Pain Scale, the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale, time to recovery of voluntary urination and time to unassisted eating.
resultsNo difference was found in time to recovery of ambulation between groups (adjusted sub-hazard ratio, 0.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55-1.24; P = .36) or in pain scores (Colorado: χ CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: There was no evidence that, at the doses used, fentanyl impaired ambulatory outcome after surgery for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation in dogs. Pain control appeared similar between groups. Secondary outcomes suggested minor benefits associated with ketamine-dexmedetomidine. The ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination appears to be a reasonable alternative to peri-operative opioids.
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