Abstract
This study validates a recently described pain scale, the Equine Utrecht University scale for facial assessment of pain (EQUUS-FAP), in horses with acute or postoperative pain originating from the head, including dental pain, ocular pain, or trauma to the skull. This cohort study of 23 horses with head-related pain and 23 normal, healthy controls revealed significant differences in EQUUS-FAP scores between control horses and horses with acute or postoperative pain (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 88-90 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Veterinary Journal |
Volume | 220 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Dental
- Equine
- Facial
- Pain originating from head
- Pain scale
- article
- cohort analysis
- controlled study
- correlation coefficient
- Equine Utrecht University Scale for Facial Assessment of Pain
- eye pain
- Faces Pain Scale
- female
- headache and facial pain
- horse disease
- male
- nonhuman
- pain assessment
- postoperative pain
- postoperative period
- predictive value
- reliability
- sensitivity and specificity
- skull injury
- tooth pain