Author(s): J. C. Alves1,2,3,4 · Ana Filipe5 · Ana Santos1
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science (2024) 39:211.
Results
Significant differences were observed in the pain scores between CG and PBMTG between 1- 4 hrs post-extubation AND PBMTG had a significantly higher proportion of animals eating up to the 8 hr evaluation.
Conclusion
Adding post-surgical photobiomodulation to a standard anesthesia and analgesia protocol reduced pain scores and increased the proportion of animals that resumed eating compared to the standard protocol alone.
1 Divisão de Medicina Veterinária, Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), Rua Presidente Arriaga 9, Lisbon 1200-771, Portugal
2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
3 Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Lusófona University, Lisbon 1749-024, Portugal
4 MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, Évora 7006-554, Portugal
5 Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
* Correspondence: alves.jca@gnr.pt
Keywords
Gastropexy, pain, photobiomodulation, canine, surgery, laser therapy, dogs, GDV, bloat