Validation of the UNESP-Botucatu unidimensional composite pain scale for assessing postoperative pain in cattle

BMC Veterinary Research

Juliana Tabarelli Brondani²  Milena Daolio²  Aline Cristina Sant¿Anna⁴  Karoline Alves Rodrigues²  Jackson Barros do Amaral¹  Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna²  Flávia Augusta de Oliveira³ 

[1] Institute of Zootechny, Nova Odessa 13460-000, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Veterinary Surgery and Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UNESP ¿ Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil;Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, UNESP ¿ Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu 18618-970, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Zootechny, FCAV, UNESP ¿ Univ Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal 14884-900, São Paulo, Brazil

关键词: Validity;    Responsiveness;    Reliability;    Orchiectomy;    Castration;    Cattle;   

Others  :  1223304
DOI  :  10.1186/s12917-014-0200-0

 received in 2014-02-04, accepted in 2014-08-15,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The recognition and measurement of pain in cattle are important in determining the necessity for and efficacy of analgesic intervention. The aim of this study was to record behaviour and determine the validity and reliability of an instrument to assess acute pain in 40 cattle subjected to orchiectomy after sedation with xylazine and local anaesthesia. The animals were filmed before and after orchiectomy to record behaviour. The pain scale was based on previous studies, on a pilot study and on analysis of the camera footage. Three blinded observers and a local observer assessed the edited films obtained during the preoperative and postoperative periods, before and after rescue analgesia and 24 hours after surgery. Re-evaluation was performed one month after the first analysis. Criterion validity (agreement) and item-total correlation using Spearman's coefficient were employed to refine the scale. Based on factor analysis, a unidimensional scale was adopted.

Results

The internal consistency of the data was excellent after refinement (Cronbach¿s ? coefficient?=?0.866). There was a high correlation (p??4, and analysis of the area under the curve (AUC?=?0.963) showed excellent discriminatory ability.

Conclusion

The UNESP-Botucatu unidimensional pain scale for assessing acute postoperative pain in cattle is a valid, reliable and responsive instrument with excellent internal consistency and discriminatory ability. The cut-off point for rescue analgesia provides an additional tool for guiding analgesic therapy.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 de Oliveira et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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