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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Preoperative Administration of Maropitant Citrate and Metoclopramide Hydrochloride in Preventing Postoperative Clinical Gastroesophageal Reflux in Dogs

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Preoperative Administration of Maropitant Citrate and Metoclopramide Hydrochloride in Preventing Postoperative Clinical Gastroesophageal Reflux in Dogs

Ciaran T Jones, Boel A Fransson

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2019 Aug 15;255(4):437-445.

PMID: 31355727

Abstract:

Objective:
To investigate the prophylactic effectiveness of preoperative administration of maropitant citrate and metoclopramide hydrochloride in preventing postoperative clinical gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in dogs and to identify risk factors for clinical postoperative GER in dogs.
Animals:
93 client-owned dogs undergoing surgery at the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital between March 2016 and February 2017.
Procedures:
Dogs were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (preoperatively received maropitant and metoclopramide) or the control group (did not preoperatively receive maropitant and metoclopramide). After surgery, all dogs were recovered and monitored, and occurrences of GER were noted. The prophylactic effectiveness of maropitant and metoclopramide was evaluated, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify variables associated with postoperative clinical GER in dogs.
Results:
No meaningful difference in the incidence of clinical GER during the postoperative period was detected between the control and intervention groups. Results indicated that variables associated with significantly increased odds of postoperative clinical GER included the male sex (OR, 9.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.26 to 195.0), an overweight BCS (OR, 12.3; 95% CI, 2.1 to 135.1), gastrointestinal surgery (OR, 30.5; 95% CI, 3.0 to 786.9), and requirement for a dexmedetomidine constant rate infusion after surgery (OR, 9.6; 95% CI, 1.3 to 212.5).
Conclusions and clinical relevance:
Findings indicated that incidence of clinical GER during the postoperative period was not lower for dogs that received preoperative prophylactic administration of metoclopramide and maropitant, compared with incidence dogs that did not receive the prophylactic treatment. Further research is required into alternative measures to prevent postoperative clinical GER in dogs.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP54143576	Metoclopramide hydrochloride		54143-57-6	Price

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