Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc · Jul 1997
Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialThe effect of wound irrigation with bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia of the feline onychectomy patient.
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 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.