2022 WSAVA guidelines for the recognition, assessment and treatment of pain
Animal sentience refers to the capacity of animals to feel both positive and negative emotions including that of pain. As veterinary health professionals, we have a medical and ethical duty to mitigate suffering from pain to the best of our ability.
In 2014, the first Global Pain Council World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Guidelines for the Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain was published and remains to this day one of the most relevant and widespread documents of its kind.
The 2022 WSAVA Global Pain Management Guidelines evolves from the first document with updated scientific information reflecting major advances in veterinary pain medicine in the last decade. This document is designed to provide the user with easy-to-implement, core fundamentals on the successful recognition and treatment of pain in the day-to-day small animal clinical practice setting. It provides basic and practical information with an extensive reference list to guide those who want to further their knowledge of pain management.
The 2022 WSAVA Global Pain Management Guidelines should be easily implemented regardless of practice setting or location for the promotion and advance of pain management and animal welfare.
B. P. Monteiro, B. D. X. Lascelles, J. Murrell, S. Robertson, P. V. M. Steagall, B. Wright. "2022 WSAVA guidelines for the recognition, assessment and treatment of pain." Journal of Small Animal Practice. 27 October 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13566
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