Agreement between veterinary students and anesthesiologists regarding postoperative pain assessment in dogs

Epidemiology, clinical management, and outcomes of dogs involved in road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom (2009–2014)

“…This has led to the development of pain scoring systems, such as the short form Glasgow composite measure pain scale . Increased utilization of these systems may be beneficial to improve case management in canine RTA, although it is recognized that there can be significant variation between assessors . In addition, when analgesia was provided, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) administration was common.…”

“…32 Increased utilization of these systems may be beneficial to improve case management in canine RTA, although it is recognized that there can be significant variation between assessors. 33 In addition, when analgesia was provided, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) administration was common. Cardiovascular instability due to blood loss can be seen in trauma patients, and this may not be readily apparent initially.…”

Surgical and Behavioral Relationships With Welfare

“…There are different checklists and criteria by which veterinarians can measure pain in animals (19). Even with these measurements, there is sometimes a lack of agreement between veterinarians when evaluating levels of pain (20,21).…”

The lack of analgesic use (oligoanalgesia) in small animal practice

“…This percentage is lower than previously reported in critically ill patients (39 to 55%) (Armitage et al , Wiese & Muir ). However, despite some training, veterinary students routinely lack the skill necessary to assess pain when compared with experienced anaesthesiologists (Barletta et al ). Therefore, in this study, pain might have been under‐diagnosed, and its prevalence in the postoperative period might be higher than reported.…”