Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine‐dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs

Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine‐dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs

Abstract Background Opioids 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 futur...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Lovell, Bradley Simon, Elizabeth C. Boudreau, Joseph Mankin, Nicholas Jeffery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
ambulation
intervertebral disc
peri‐operative analgesia
spinal cord injury
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16514

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