• Vet Anaesth Analg · Jul 2006

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The effects of preoperative extradural bupivacaine and morphine on the stress response in dogs undergoing femoro-tibial joint surgery.

    • Sithembile Sibanda, J M Lynne Hughes, Patricia E Pawson, Gabrielle Kelly, and Christopher R Bellenger.
    • Department of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. sithembiles@hotmail.com
    • Vet Anaesth Analg. 2006 Jul 1;33(4):246-57.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of preoperative extradural bupivacaine and morphine in attenuating the stress response in dogs undergoing femoro-tibial joint surgery.Study DesignProspective clinical study. Animal population Twelve client-owned dogs undergoing surgery for either repair of cruciate ligament rupture (ten) or correction of luxating patella (two). Body masses ranged from 12 to 45 kg (mean: 28.58 +/- 18.38). Age ranged from 19 to 121 months (mean: 66.5 +/- 49.5).Materials And MethodsSix of the dogs received extradural bupivacaine (up to 1.5 mg kg(-1)) combined with morphine (0.1 mg kg(-1); ED) while the other six received no extradural analgesia (C). The levels of cortisol, acute phase proteins (APPs), and red and white blood cell variables were measured in both groups of dogs before, and at various times after surgery. Pain was also assessed at various times after surgery. The number of postoperative morphine doses required, and their time of administration, was recorded for each animal. Method of statistical analysis Data were analysed using anova for repeated measures with p-values of <0.05 considered significant.ResultsCortisol levels in the ED group were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than those of the control group at the end of surgery. No statistically significant differences were found in APPs or red and white cell variables between dogs receiving, and those not receiving extradural bupivacaine and morphine. Four dogs in the control group and one in the ED group required postoperative morphine.Conclusions And Clinical RelevancePre-emptive extradural bupivacaine and morphine was effective in lowering the neuroendocrine stress response (cortisol) in the ED group but had no effect on the inflammatory response (acute phase response).

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