Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics in pain management in dogs and cats.
1996; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 37; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
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Anesthesia and Pain Management
Resumooncern for pain control has been with us for a long ./time! Unfortunately, it is always applied in patient management by doctors of medicine or veterinary medicine, researchers using live animals in experimentation, or educators in teaching laboratories. However, during the past decade, the importance of pain management is being realized and various therapeutic agents and methods have been researched and reported. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics (NSAIAs) have been used for centuries, but only recently with the advent of potent injectable drugs has their potential for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain been realized. Historically, NSAIAs were only recommended for mild, chronic pain, and their inadequacy for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain, together with their association with severe gastrointestinal (GI) and renal problems, was heavily stressed. However, not all NSAIAs are created equal in this regard. The more recently developed injectable NSAIAs compare favorably (and sometimes are superior) to opioids in both humans and animals. This has contributed significantly to pain management in the research and teaching environment, where the control of narcotics is a major issue. Cats and dogs are more susceptible to the adverse effects of NSAIAs; therefore, the reported safety of
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