Effect of aquapuncture on postoperative analgesia after ovariohysterectomy in dogs

Autores

  • Stelio Luna Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Nareshkumar Kelawala College of Veterinary Science & A.H. Gujarat Agricultural University
  • Alfredo Lima Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Erja Saarto Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki
  • Flavia Restitutti Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki
  • Nuno Silva Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n3Supl1p1979

Palavras-chave:

Acupuncture, Pain, Surgery, Morphine.

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Aquapuncture (AqP) consists of a water or saline solution injection into acupoints. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of aquapuncture on post-operative analgesia in bitches submitted to elective ovariohysterectomy (OHE). The study was prospective, randomised, and blinded for pain assessment. Sixteen dogs were randomly distributed in two groups of eight animals each. All animals were sedated with 0.05 mg kg-1 of acepromazine intramuscularly (IM), 30 minutes prior to induction of anaesthesia with propofol and maintenance with isoflurane. Eight animals underwent bilateral acupoint injection with 0.1 ml of 0.9% saline (AqP) at Gall Bladder 34, Stomach 36, Liver 3 and Spleen 6 acupoints 15 minutes after sedation. Pain score was investigated after 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 8 and 24 hours post-operatively and was compared with a control untreated group of eight animals. Morphine, at 0.5 mg kg-1 IM, was administered when the numerical rating scale was above 33% of the maximum value, in order to control post-operative pain in both groups. There were no differences in cardiorespiratory variables and pain and sedation scores between the groups. Seven (87.5%) animals from the control group required rescue analgesia at the first two postoperative hours and five (62.5%) animals treated with AqP required rescue analgesia, however, only one (12.5%) animal was treated at the first two hours and the remaining animals were treated from 5 hours after surgery. Aquapuncture produced residual analgesia up to 5 h after surgery and may be an option for post-operative analgesia in bitches undergoing OHE, providing that pain is assessed and rescue analgesia administered if necessary.

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Stelio Luna, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, FMVZ, UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, SP, Brasil.

Nareshkumar Kelawala, College of Veterinary Science & A.H. Gujarat Agricultural University

Prof. Departament of Surgery & Radiology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H. Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Gujarat, India.

Alfredo Lima, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária, FMVZ, UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, SP. Brasil.

Erja Saarto, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki

Researchers, Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.

 

Flavia Restitutti, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki

Researchers, Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.

  

Nuno Silva, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Discente do Curso de Mestrado em Medicina Veterinária, Deptº de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária, FMVZ, UNESP, Campus de Botucatu, SP, Brasil.

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2015-07-02

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Luna, S., Kelawala, N., Lima, A., Saarto, E., Restitutti, F., & Silva, N. (2015). Effect of aquapuncture on postoperative analgesia after ovariohysterectomy in dogs. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(3Supl1), 1979–1990. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n3Supl1p1979

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