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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine-dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs.

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2022 Aug 13


J Vet Intern Med


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35962706?dopt=Abstract

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

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Randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after fentanyl or ketamine-dexmedetomidine analgesia in thoracolumbar spinal surgery in dogs.
Lovell S, Simon B, Boudreau EC, Mankin J, Jeffery N
J Vet Intern Med. 2022 Aug 13.
PMID: 35962706.

Abstract

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 future.
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