Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The effect of wound irrigation with bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia of the feline onychectomy patient.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 1997
- Authors:
- Winkler, K P et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine · United States
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Eighteen cats that each underwent an elective onychectomy were evaluated using a double-blind study design to determine if wound irrigation with bupivacaine prior to wound closure would decrease postoperative pain. The cats were divided alternately into an experimental group (n = 9) and a control group (n = 9). The experimental patients received bupivacaine in each incision prior to closure. The control patients received saline in each incision prior to closure. The patients were evaluated for postoperative pain using a pain-score system. The bupivacaine-treated patients had a significantly higher mean pain score at two hours following recovery from anesthesia than the saline-treated patients. At three hours following recovery from anesthesia, pain scores were not significantly different.
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