Short-term efficacy of epidural pain management in dogs undergoing cystoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of epidural anesthesia in dogs undergoing cystoscopy are unknown.

Objective

To investigate the effect of epidural analgesia on postcystoscopy pain in dogs.

Animals

Twenty-six dogs undergoing routine cystoscopy for lower urinary tract disease.

Methods

Prospective, randomized, blinded observational study. Dogs were assigned either to a treatment group that received epidural anesthesia (preservative free morphine sulfate, 0.09 mg/kg; 1% ropivacaine, 0.2 mg/kg; total volume delivered, 1 mL/4.5 kg of body weight to a maximum of 10 mL; n = 9) or to a nonepidural control group (n = 13). Vital signs were monitored for 24 hours, and sedation and pain scores, behavioral assessments, and presence or absence of complications was evaluated for 5 days

SUBMITTER: Rayhel LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature