Assessment of Pain and Inflammation in Domestic Animals Using Infrared Thermography: A Narrative Review

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:38Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenSimple Summary Current acute pain assessment protocols in domestic animals require the use of a suite of methods to evaluate the multidimensional components of pain. Thermal imaging is a method that assesses the physiological response, via heat production, to a noxious stimulus. This may correlate with the affective experience of acute pain. Since the use of the method as a pain assessment tool is still in its relative infancy and has yet to be fully evaluated empirically, the present review brings together current knowledge on the use of infrared thermography to evaluate acute pain in animals. We also propose future directions in this area of research. Pain assessment in domestic animals has gained importance in recent years due to the recognition of the physiological, behavioral, and endocrine consequences of acute pain on animal production, welfare, and animal model validity. Current approaches to identifying acute pain mainly rely on behavioral-based scales, quantifying pain-related biomarkers, and the use of devices monitoring sympathetic activity. Infrared thermography is an alternative that could be used to correlate the changes in the superficial temperature with other tools and thus be an additional or alternate acute pain assessment marker. Moreover, its non-invasiveness and the objective nature of its readout make it potentially very valuable. However, at the current time, it is not in widespread use as an assessment strategy. The present review discusses scientific evidence for infrared thermography as a tool to evaluate pain, limiting its use to monitor acute pain in pathological processes and invasive procedures, as well as its use for perioperative monitoring in domestic animals.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132065es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5439
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónAnimalses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132065es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnimals
Palabra clavenociceptiones_ES
Palabra claveinflammatory responsees_ES
Palabra claveinvasive procedureses_ES
Palabra clavesurgeryes_ES
Palabra claveanalgesiaes_ES
Palabra clavecastrationes_ES
Palabra claveteeth clippinges_ES
Palabra claveinfrared thermography (IRT)es_ES
TítuloAssessment of Pain and Inflammation in Domestic Animals Using Infrared Thermography: A Narrative Reviewes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorWhittaker, Alexandra L.
AutorMuns, Ramon
AutorWang, Dehua
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismael
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandro
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adriana
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorWhittaker, Alexandra L.es_ES
AutorMuns, Ramones_ES
AutorWang, Dehuaes_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismaeles_ES
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandroes_ES
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adrianaes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número13es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132065
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen13es_ES

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