Assessing the Early Post-Operative Analgesic Effects of Intra-Operative Lidocaine-Bupivacaine Use at the Incision Line and/or Around the Ovary in Ovariohysterectomy Operations of Dogs on Pain Mediators

Ulukan, GökhanPekcan, ZeynepSarıtaş, Zülfükar KadirEtikan, İlkerSayiner, SerkanZabitler, FerideÖzgencil, Fatma Eser2025-01-212025-01-2120240030-9923https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220826180802https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24229The present study investigated the effectiveness of intra-operative bupivacaine-lidocaine (BLK) combination administration concurrently with meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), on the Glasgow Composite Pain Scale Short Form (GCPS-SF) scores and pain mediators in the early post-operative ovariohysterectomy (OHE) period in 30 female dogs of different breeds and ages divided into three equal groups. OHE is reportedly associated with moderate pain. BLK was administered inside the ovarian bursa 10 min before ovary removal in Groups (G) 1 and G2 and linear to the incision line 10 min before entering the abdomen in G1. G3 was the control group. The intergroup comparison of pain mediators and GCPS-SF scores showed no significant difference between the GCPSSF scores at postop0, postop2, postop4, postop8 and postop24 h and the cortisol, TNF-alpha, IL1-beta and NO levels determined at the same timepoints. TNF-alpha at postop24 h showed a significant positive correlation with the postop0 h GCPS-SF score. NO at postop8 h showed a significant negative correlation with the postop4 h GCPS-SF score. However, since these results were not simultaneous, they were disregarded. Although there was no statistically significant difference in post-operative pain and stress among the three groups, surgical stress was higher in G3, as indicated by high postoperative cortisol levels, which suggested the other two protocols involving BLK to be remarkable. Hence, using G1 and G2 protocols appeared feasible considering the post-operative cortisol stress hormone values. Nevertheless, further studies with larger samples are warranted to confirm these inferences.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGlasgow composite pain scale short form; Pain mediators; Ovariohysterectomy; Lidocaine; BupivacaineAssessing the Early Post-Operative Analgesic Effects of Intra-Operative Lidocaine-Bupivacaine Use at the Incision Line and/or Around the Ovary in Ovariohysterectomy Operations of Dogs on Pain MediatorsArticle5641923193210.17582/journal.pjz/202208261808022-s2.0-85196431902Q4WOS:001248510800006N/A