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Comparison of three methods for control of postoperative pain in dogs after total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy
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5) for all groups at all observation times. Rough recoveries
ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy. The hypothesis was
and postoperative change in serum cortisol levels were not
assessed preoperatively, at extubation, 2 hours post-
blinded to the analgesic protocol used. Pain scores were not
block (I 1), and systemic opioids with preoperative local
breeds represented. Ten dogs had previous ear surgery. Dogs
bupivacaine nerve blocks (10). Twenty-one dogs had bilateral
ear ablation and 10 had unilateral ablation. Pain was
effect on the score. Mean scores were less than 3 (scale 1-
extubation and 1 day postoperatively by a single observer
for postoperative pain relief in dogs having total ear canal
group I, 2 in group 11, and 4 in group III. Each of the
group III dogs remained moderately to heavily sedated 2 hours
group III. Ninety-four percent of dogs were moderately to
heavily sedated at the time of extubation. Sixty percent of
I and III compared to preoperative levels. Sixteen percent
increase in serum glucose was significantly higher in groups
nerve blocks would provide superior postoperative analgesia.
of dogs required additional postoperative analgesia or
opioids alone (10), systemic opioids with bupivacaine splash
post-extubation. Temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate,
postoperative pain control in dogs undergoing total ear canal
significantly different between groups. Postoperative
significantly different within or between groups, nor did
that systemic opioids in conjunction with preoperative local
the study. Nineteen dogs were cocker spaniels, with 10 other
Thirty-one dogs with chronic otitis externa were included in
This prospective study compared three methods of
three analgesic protocols were concluded to be satisfactory
tranquilization, as determined by the anesthetist; 1 dog in
unilateral versus bilateral ablation have a significant
were noted in 30% of group I dogs, 0% of group II, and 20% of
were randomly assigned to three analgesic protocols: systemic
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