Pain Assessment Tools in Animals—Where Are We?
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: loco-regional anaesthesia; chronic pain; CATRAS; pain assessment; Total Intravenous Anaesthesia;; adjuvants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The effective management of acute pain is one of the most critical ethical duties of veterinary surgeons and their teams. Acute pain not only affects the behaviour of the patient, its nutrition, and wound healing, but also causes peripheral and central nervous system sensitisation, possibly leading to chronic pain states if left untreated.
Being able to recognise pain is crucial in order to assess the quality and effectiveness of the treatment. Because of the perplexity of pain perception, there is no one behaviour or sign that allows for reliable measurement. Over the last 10 to 20 years, multiple pain assessment tools, including multidimensional pain scoring systems, have been developed. Not all of them are equal. Some are very short, while others are very long. Some have been tested, and others have not.
Along with the level of evidence and the methodological soundness of studies, differences in the quality of the pain assessment tool used may be responsible for inconsistencies regarding the reported efficacy of pain treatments. Furthermore, veterinary teams are not always sure which scoring system is preferable and in what conditions.
With this Special Issue, we aim to shed some light on the different pain assessment tools used in some common species. We will also focus on studies that have adhered to an adequate level of evidence and methodological soundness and reported validation data on the pain scoring system used.
Dr. Thierry Beths
Dr. Sebastien Bauquier
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- analgesia
- animal
- level of evidence
- methodological soundness
- pain assessment tool
- validation
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
