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A Dog Is a Doctor’s Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Service dogs are beneficial in providing assistance to people with multiple types of disabilities and medical disorders including visual impairment, physical disabilities, seizure disorders, diabetes, and mental illness.
Some service animals have been trained as a screening tool for cancer.
We review a case involving a 6-year-old female with a history of mast cell mediator release and immediate hypersensitivity due to the urticaria pigmentosa variant of cutaneous mastocytosis who underwent a cystourethroscopy.
Her service dog, JJ, who would alert to mast cell mediator release, was used throughout the perioperative course as a means of anxiolysis and comfort and to monitor for mast cell mediator release.
This case presents an example of a service dog used in a family-care model in the field of anesthesiology and provides a unique example of using a service dog as an additional monitor to alert the care team for impending mast cell mediator release.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tew, Shannon& Taicher, Brad M.. 2016. A Dog Is a Doctor’s Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102459
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tew, Shannon& Taicher, Brad M.. A Dog Is a Doctor’s Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102459
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tew, Shannon& Taicher, Brad M.. A Dog Is a Doctor’s Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102459