Recuvrya - Who's using it?!

RE: Recuvrya - Who's using it?!

Sarah WestRVN — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:18:57 GMT

Thank you :) we hope to send the majority of our patients home, providing they are well enough to so, but we're worried about owner compliance and I've also read that children cannot be in direct contact for 3 days!

RE: Recuvrya - Who's using it?!

Ben Ogden — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:29:41 GMT

As a routine we keep inpatients in for the full 3 days after application, this is due to the surgery but also saves the hassle of getting through to owners they need to reduce their contact with the patient or wear gloves.

RE: Recuvrya - Who's using it?!

Sarah WestRVN — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:27:03 GMT

Thank you!

Do you send patients home after administrating the revuvrya or do they remain hospitalised?

I've heard you need to be careful sending patients over 25kg home with revuvrya?

RE: Recuvrya - Who's using it?!

Ben Ogden — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:22:05 GMT

Hi Sarah, we use Recuvrya in practice for our cruciate surgery (TTA) and surgery of a similar vein. The data sheet is very informative but the simplistic takeaway for day to day application is:

Pros:
90%+ of patients are comfortable post op, no need for regular analgesics

Cons:
Depresses the appetite in a good number of cases