Nerve stimulator-guided sciatic-femoral nerve block in raptors undergoing surgical treatment of pododermatitis.

d'Ovidio, Dario; Noviello, Emilio; Adami, Chiara (2014). Nerve stimulator-guided sciatic-femoral nerve block in raptors undergoing surgical treatment of pododermatitis. Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, 42(4), pp. 449-453. Blackwell Science 10.1111/vaa.12204

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OBJECTIVE

To describe the nerve stimulator-guided sciatic-femoral nerve block in raptors undergoing surgical treatment of pododermatitis.

STUDY DESIGN

Prospective clinical trial.

ANIMALS

Five captive raptors (Falco peregrinus) aged 6.7 ± 1.3 years.

METHODS

Anaesthesia was induced and maintained with isoflurane in oxygen. The sciatic-femoral nerve block was performed with 2% lidocaine (0.05 mL kg(-1) per nerve) as the sole intra-operative analgesic treatment. Intraoperative physiological variables were recorded every 10 minutes from endotracheal intubation until the end of anaesthesia. Assessment of intraoperative nociception was based on changes in physiological variables above baseline values, while evaluation of postoperative pain relied on species-specific behavioural indicators.

RESULTS

The sciatic-femoral nerve block was feasible in raptors and the motor responses following electrical stimulation of both nerves were consistent with those reported in mammalian species. During surgery no rescue analgesia was required. The anaesthesia plane was stable and cardiorespiratory variables did not increase significantly in response to surgical stimulation. Iatrogenic complications, namely nerve damage and local anaesthetic toxicity, did not occur. Recovery was smooth and uneventful. The duration (mean ± SD) of the analgesic effect provided by the nerve block was 130 ± 20 minutes.

CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

The sciatic-femoral nerve block as described in dogs and rabbits can be performed in raptors as well. Further clinical trials with a control groups are required to better investigate the analgesic efficacy and the safety of this technique in raptors.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > NeuroCenter
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Anaesthesiology

UniBE Contributor:

Adami, Chiara

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1467-2987

Publisher:

Blackwell Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Helene Rohrbach Rüegsegger

Date Deposited:

17 Dec 2014 16:19

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:38

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/vaa.12204

PubMed ID:

25041325

Uncontrolled Keywords:

nerve stimulator, raptors, regional anaesthesia, sciatic-femoral nerve block

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.60856

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/60856

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