Assessment of the influence of surgical technique on postoperative pain and wound tenderness in cats following ovariohysterectomy

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Grint, Nicola J ^a,b   Murison, Pamela J ^a   Coe, Richard J ^a   Waterman Pearson, Avril E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZATION;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 30744446709     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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