Manejo del dolor postquirúrgico en cirugías ortopédicas y de tejidos blandos en clínicas veterinarias del cantón Guayaquil, Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.70881/mcj/v4/n4/185Palabras clave:
Analgesia, centro veterinario, bienestar, intervención, postoperatorioResumen
El manejo adecuado del dolor postquirúrgico en centros veterinarios de la ciudad de Guayaquil podría optimizar la recuperación animal y garantiza altos estándares de bienestar. Por tanto, el objetivo del estudio consistió en conocer el estado actual del manejo del dolor postquirúrgico en las clínicas veterinarias del Cantón Guayaquil, Guayas - Ecuador. La investigación adopto un enfoque mixto no experimental y transversal. Mediante un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, se encuestó a 309 médicos veterinarios utilizando un cuestionario estructurado de 25 ítems distribuido en cinco secciones clave. Los datos se recolectaron bajo consentimiento informado y confidencialidad, y serán analizados mediante estadística descriptiva con frecuencias absolutas y relativas. Los resultados muestran un perfil profesional predominantemente generalista con una experiencia temprana-intermedia (42.7 %). Aunque existe una alta valoración del control del dolor (77.0 %) y amplio uso de AINEs (meloxicam 65.4 %), persisten vacíos: 49.5 % solo tiene formación de pregrado, el uso de escalas y bloqueos es parcial y la principal barrera es el costo/disponibilidad (36.6 %). existiendo alta disposición a capacitarse 78.3 %. El manejo del dolor postquirúrgico es altamente valorado por los veterinarios de Guayaquil, destacando el uso frecuente de AINEs, analgesia preventiva y el seguimiento post-alta. Sin embargo, persisten limitaciones en la estandarización de escalas validadas y anestesia regional debido a brechas formativas, costos y disponibilidad de fármacos. Se evidencia una oportunidad clave para implementar protocolos sistemáticos e impulsar programas de capacitación continua
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Derechos de autor 2026 Orlando Mauricio Quishpe-Erazo, Steeven Santiago Mero-Cheme, José Humberto Vera-Rodríguez, José Luis Quezada-Montalván, Miguel Cristofer Núñez-Gines (Autor/a)
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