Validation of Orthopedic Postoperative Pain Assessment Methods for Dogs: A Prospective, Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Pascale Rialland; Simon Authier; Martin Guillot; Jérôme R. E. del Castillo; Daphnée Veilleux-Lemieux; Diane Frank; Dominique Gauvin; Eric Troncy

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049480

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Validation of Orthopedic Postoperative Pain Assessment Methods for Dogs: A Prospective, Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Pascale Rialland,

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Simon Authier,

Affiliations Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, CiToxLAB North America, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Martin Guillot,

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Jérôme R. E. del Castillo,

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Daphnée Veilleux-Lemieux,

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Diane Frank,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences; Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Dominique Gauvin,

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Eric Troncy

* E-mail: eric.troncy@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
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Validation of Orthopedic Postoperative Pain Assessment Methods for Dogs: A Prospective, Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Pascale Rialland,
Simon Authier,
Martin Guillot,
Jérôme R. E. del Castillo,
Daphnée Veilleux-Lemieux,
Diane Frank,
Dominique Gauvin,
Eric Troncy

Published: November 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049480

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Interesting work in animal pain quantification

Posted by troncye on 22 Nov 2012 at 19:41 GMT

This study established with strong methodology the value of different methods of postoperative pain assessment in dogs.

No competing interests declared.

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Interesting work in animal pain quantification

Posted by troncye on 22 Nov 2012 at 19:41 GMT