Laim, A.; Jaggy, A.; Forterre, F.; Doherr, M.G.; Aeschbacher, G.; Glardon, O. (2009). Effects of adjunct electroacupuncture on severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 234(9), pp. 1141-6. Schaumburg, Ill.: American Veterinary Medical Association 10.2460/javma.234.9.1141
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)OBJECTIVE: To compare severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease treated with a combination of conventional analgesics and electroacupuncture (EAP) or with conventional analgesics alone. DESIGN: Controlled clinical trial. ANIMALS: 15 dogs undergoing surgery because of acute thoracolumbar disk disease. PROCEDURES: Dogs were alternately assigned to treatment (conventional analgesics and adjunct EAP) and control (conventional analgesics alone) groups. Analgesic treatment was adjusted as necessary by the attending clinician, who was not aware of group assignment. Pain scores were assigned 1, 3, and 12 hours after surgery and every 12 hours thereafter for 72 hours by the same individual who performed acupuncture treatments. RESULTS: Total dose of fentanyl administered during the first 12 hours after surgery was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group, but dosages of analgesics administered from 12 through 72 hours after surgery did not differ between groups. Pain score was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group 36 hours after surgery, but did not differ significantly between groups at any other time. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results provided equivocal evidence that adjunct EAP might provide some mild benefit in regard to severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease.
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05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Neurology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DVK - Clinical Research [discontinued] 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research |
UniBE Contributor: |
Jaggy, André, Forterre, Franck, Doherr, Marcus |
ISSN: |
0003-1488 |
Publisher: |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
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English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:25 |
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05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.2460/javma.234.9.1141 |
Web of Science ID: |
000265512700009 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38247 (FactScience: 220766) |
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