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Our hypothesis was that harmonic staphylectomy would result in reduced surgical time, decreased intraoperative haemorrhage and greater relative improvement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Dogs that were presented to Highcroft Veterinary Referrals between July 2020 and September 2021 with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome and underwent surgical correction were prospectively enrolled. Surgical technique was randomised, and surgical time, staphylectomy time, intraoperative haemorrhage, hospitalisation and change in patients' Cambridge BOAS Grade at a 14\u2010day recheck were recorded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifteen dogs were enrolled: seven dogs underwent sharp and eight underwent harmonic staphylectomy. Nine patients returned for follow\u2010up, four of seven and five of eight, respectively. Harmonic staphylectomy was associated with less haemorrhage (0 <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic> 9 cotton buds) and a shorter average staphylectomy time (3\u00a0minutes 36\u2009seconds <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic> 14\u2009minutes 50\u2009seconds). No statistically significant differences were observed in total surgery time, number of nights hospitalised, or change in Cambridge BOAS Grade. 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