Publications by authors named "Irene Dimopoulou"
Objective: We aimed to compare the efficacy of intra-operative lidocaine hematoma block (HB) to ropivacaine HB and to compare the efficacy of different timings of ropivacaine HB in controlling post-operative pain in dogs undergoing the osteosynthesis of long-bone fractures.
Study Design: We conducted a randomized, blinded, prospective clinical study.
Animals: Forty-eight dogs with long-bone fractures were included and were randomly allocated to four groups: lidocaine (L), ropivacaine (Rmid), ropivacaine pre- (Rpre) and ropivacaine post- (Rpost) groups.
Objective: To compare pain perception between gonadectomized and intact dogs.
Study Design: Blinded, prospective, cohort study.
Animals: A group of 74 client-owned dogs.
Objectives: The emergence and spread of transferable β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae is a major problem both to human and veterinary medicine and is an important contributing factor to the development of multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates. In the present study, whole-genome sequencing of a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate (LKP817909) resistant to first- and second-generation cephalosporins and non-susceptible to fluoroquinolones, isolated from a urine sample of a hospitalised dog, was performed.
Methods: Genome sequencing was performed on an Illumina MiniSeq Sequencing System.
Objective: To test the efficacy of intraoperative intrafragmentary administration of bupivacaine (haematoma block) in controlling postoperative pain in dogs undergoing osteosynthesis of long-bone isolated diaphyseal fractures.
Study Design: Randomized, 'blinded', placebo-controlled, prospective study.
Animals: A total of 23 client-owned dogs with isolated long-bone fractures.