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Data collected included signalment, stage of laryngeal collapse, whether PG was used or not, and incidence of reintubation and temporary tracheostomy. Normally distributed data were analyzed with a Student\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      test; nonnormally distributed data were analyzed with a Wilcoxon test. Categorical data were analyzed with a Fisher exact test.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>96 dogs were included (PG group, n = 56; no PG [NPG] group, 43). Dogs in the NPG group were more likely to have stage I versus stage II laryngeal collapse compared to those in the PG group. No other variables differed between groups. In the PG group, 19.6% (11 of 56) underwent reintubation and 7.1% (4 of 56) underwent temporary tracheostomy. In the NPG group, 22.5% (9 of 43) underwent reintubation and 5.0% (2 of 43) underwent temporary tracheostomy. There was no difference in reintubation or temporary tracheostomy between PG and NPG.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The use of PG placed against the soft palate did not reduce reintubation or temporary tracheostomy rates among brachycephalic dogs undergoing staphylectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Veterinarians performing staphylectomy for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome should not expect PG to reduce reintubation and temporary tracheostomy rates among patients; other methods to reduce soft palate swelling after staphylectomy should be evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.26.04.0283","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,29]],"date-time":"2026-07-29T12:27:22Z","timestamp":1785328042000},"page":"1451-1456","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Use of phenylephrine-soaked gauze following staphylectomy does not reduce the need for reintubation or temporary tracheostomy in brachycephalic dogs"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"264","author":[{"given":"William","family":"Strain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rachel A.","family":"Reed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janet A.","family":"Grimes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"ref1","series-title":"J Am Vet Med Assoc","first-page":"590","article-title":"Implementation of a standard perioperative protocol reduces postoperative respiratory distress events in dogs undergoing surgical correction of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome","volume":"263","author":"Hill M","year":"2025","unstructured":"Hill M, Lepiz ML, Ida KK, Rutter C, Mankin KT, Dickerson V. 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