← Articles

Miller et al: Complications and outcome following staphylectomy and folded flap palatoplasty in dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome
Veterinary Surgery 1, 2024

🔍 Key Findings Summary

  • Sample: 124 dogs (64 S, 60 FFP); French Bulldogs most common (54/124)
  • Pre-op clinical signs: Exercise intolerance (34/124), stertor (22), regurgitation (7), vomiting (12)
  • Operative time (no concurrent procedure): Longer in FFP (75 vs 51 min, p = .02)
  • Anesthetic time: Longer in FFP (111 vs 80 min, p = .02)
  • Anesthetic complications: Similar rates (FFP 50, S 49; p = .30)
  • Post-op regurgitation: 27/124 (S: 17, FFP: 10; p = .18)
  • Post-op aspiration pneumonia: Rare (S: 4, FFP: 5)
  • Major complications: Rare (5/124); 2 dogs euthanized post-op (1 per group)
  • Revision surgery: Needed in 7/124 (3 S, 4 FFP)

Simini Surgery Review Podcast

How critical is this paper for crushing the Boards?

🚨 Must-know. I’d bet on seeing this.

📚 Useful background, not must-know.

💤 Skip it. Doubt it’ll ever show up.

Thanks for the feedback!
‍We'll keep fine-tuning the articles vault.
Oops — didn’t go through.
‍Mind trying that again?
← Articles

Miller et al: Complications and outcome following staphylectomy and folded flap palatoplasty in dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome
Veterinary Surgery 1, 2024

🔍 Key Findings Summary

  • Sample: 124 dogs (64 S, 60 FFP); French Bulldogs most common (54/124)
  • Pre-op clinical signs: Exercise intolerance (34/124), stertor (22), regurgitation (7), vomiting (12)
  • Operative time (no concurrent procedure): Longer in FFP (75 vs 51 min, p = .02)
  • Anesthetic time: Longer in FFP (111 vs 80 min, p = .02)
  • Anesthetic complications: Similar rates (FFP 50, S 49; p = .30)
  • Post-op regurgitation: 27/124 (S: 17, FFP: 10; p = .18)
  • Post-op aspiration pneumonia: Rare (S: 4, FFP: 5)
  • Major complications: Rare (5/124); 2 dogs euthanized post-op (1 per group)
  • Revision surgery: Needed in 7/124 (3 S, 4 FFP)

Simini Surgery Review Podcast

Know What Matters in the Literature - and Why

We distill peer-reviewed surgical studies into clinically relevant summaries and
exam-style questions, so you can make informed decisions with confidence.

Free Access. No Spam. Just Smarter Surgical Learning

Multiple Choice Questions on this study

In Miller 2024 et al., which postoperative complication occurred at a similar frequency between groups?

A. Regurgitation
B. Death during surgery
C. Anesthetic death
D. Aspiration pneumonia
E. Dysphagia

Answer: Aspiration pneumonia

Explanation: Postoperative aspiration pneumonia occurred rarely and similarly (S: 4, FFP: 5; no significant difference).
In Miller 2024 et al., how did rates of revision surgery compare between FFP and staphylectomy?

A. Only FFP required revisions
B. Only staphylectomy required revisions
C. FFP had more revisions but not significantly
D. Revisions were significantly higher in FFP
E. Revision rate was higher in S group

Answer: FFP had more revisions but not significantly

Explanation: Revision surgery occurred in 7 dogs (FFP: 4, S: 3); the difference was not statistically significant.
In Miller 2024 et al., what best summarizes the finding regarding major postoperative complications across surgical groups?

A. Major complications were exclusive to FFP
B. Major complications occurred only after concurrent surgeries
C. Major complications were rare and similar across groups
D. Major complications occurred mostly in older dogs
E. Major complications were more frequent in males

Answer: Major complications were rare and similar across groups

Explanation: Only 5 major complications occurred across 124 dogs, with one death in each group.
In Miller 2024 et al., how did anesthesia time compare between FFP and staphylectomy groups?

A. Equal in both groups
B. Shorter in FFP
C. Longer in FFP
D. FFP had fewer concurrent procedures
E. Time not reported

Answer: Longer in FFP

Explanation: Anesthetic time was significantly longer in the FFP group (median 111 min vs 80 min; p = .02).
In Miller 2024 et al., what was the most common breed represented in the surgical cohort?

A. Pug
B. Boston Terrier
C. French Bulldog
D. English Bulldog
E. Pekingese

Answer: French Bulldog

Explanation: French Bulldogs accounted for 54 of 124 dogs, making them the most common breed in the study.

Access the full library of surgical summaries and exam-style questions.

Get Instant Access

Educational content developed independently and supported by Simini.

The maker of Simini Protect Lavage.

Review More Key Summaries from this Veterinary Surgery Journal Issue

Marturello

 et al: 

Accuracy of anatomic 3‐dimensionally printed canine humeral models

Whitney

 et al: 

Ex vivo biomechanical comparison of four Center of Rotation Angulation Based Leveling Osteotomy fixation methods

Sunlight

 et al: 

Protein C and comparative biochemical changes in dogs treated with percutaneous transvenous coil embolization of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts

Berger

 et al: 

The use of subchondral bone topography to approximate the center of rotation of the elbow joint in dogs

Veytsman

 et al: 

Retrospective study of 20 cats surgically treated for insulinoma