Risk factors for complicated perioperative recovery in dogs undergoing staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty: Seventy-six cases (2018-2022).

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8113214 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-950X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01613499 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vet Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
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      Publication: Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons
      Original Publication: Philadelphia : Lippincott.
    • Subject Terms:
      Postoperative Complications*/veterinary ; Dog Diseases*/surgery; Dogs ; Animals ; Risk Factors ; Retrospective Studies ; Male ; Female ; Palate, Soft/surgery ; Surgical Flaps/veterinary ; Plastic Surgery Procedures/veterinary ; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods ; Anesthesia, General/veterinary ; Anesthesia, General/adverse effects
    • Abstract:
      Objective: To analyze risk factors for complicated perioperative recovery of dogs undergoing either staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty.
      Study Design: Retrospective study.
      Animals: Seventy-six client-owned dogs.
      Methods: Medical records of dogs that underwent either staphylectomy or folded flap palatoplasty were reviewed for signalment, brachycephalic risk (BRisk) score, history of gastrointestinal signs, laryngeal collapse grade, presence of preoperative aspiration pneumonia, intraoperative respiratory and cardiovascular complications, length of general anesthesia, number of corrected brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) components, and gastrointestinal and respiratory postoperative complications. Complicated recovery was defined as requirement for prolonged oxygen treatment and/or tracheostomy or perioperative death. Penalized logistic regression was used to identify risk factors.
      Results: Seventy-six dogs were enrolled in the study. Multivariate penalized logistic regression identified four risk factors for complicated recovery. These include surgery type (p = .0002), age (p = .0113), laryngeal collapse grade >2 (p < .0001) and length of general anesthesia (p = .0051).
      Conclusions: In this population, dogs that had staphylectomy, increasing age, laryngeal collapse grade >2 and increasing length of general anesthesia were at increased risk for perioperative complicated recovery.
      Clinical Significance: The results of this study identified risk factors for perioperative complicated recovery in dogs undergoing elongated soft palate correction and may assist in surgical planning and early prediction of complications.
      (© 2024 The Authors. Veterinary Surgery published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Veterinary Surgeons.)
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      Date Created: 20240323 Date Completed: 20240511 Latest Revision: 20240511
    • Publication Date:
      20240512
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/vsu.14086
    • Accession Number:
      38519449