Ultrasound guidance for the performance of sciatic and saphenous nerve blocks in dogs

Costa‐Farré, Cristina; Sala-Blanch, Xavier; Cruz, J. Ignacio; Franch, Jordi

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.10.016

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“…However, the proof of the principle that both nerve blocks in dogs, humans and goats can desensitize the stifle joint has been established before. 7,39,53 To the authors' knowledge, the effectiveness of a single parasacral sciatic block for hip surgery has not been demonstrated previously, either in humans or in animals.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…39,41,52 Intraneural injections of local anaesthetics can lead to nerve damage and should be avoided. 52 Therefore, complete neural staining was not expected with the minute volumes used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Various ultrasound-guided locoregional anaesthesia techniques have been established in human and small animal medicine. [36][37][38][39][40] To the authors' knowledge, however, the blockade of the sciatic and the femoral nerves under ultrasound guidance has not previously been described in sheep. The direct visualization of the needle and of the target nerve as well as of the surrounding anatomical structures such as blood vessels, bone, muscles, tendons and fat tissue allows an exact positioning of the needle tip close to the targeted nerve.…”

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Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

Waag¹,

Stoffel

Spadavecchia³

et al. 2014

Lab Anim

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The sheep is a popular animal model for human biomechanical research involving invasive surgery on the hind limb. These painful procedures can only be ethically justified with the application of adequate analgesia protocols. Regional anaesthesia as an adjunct to general anaesthesia may markedly improve well-being of these experimental animals during the postoperative period due to a higher analgesic efficacy when compared with systemic drugs, and may therefore reduce stress and consequently the severity of such studies. As a first step 14 sheep cadavers were used to establish a new technique for the peripheral blockade of the sciatic and the femoral nerves under sonographic guidance and to evaluate the success rate by determination of the colorization of both nerves after an injection of 0.5 mL of a 0.1% methylene blue solution. First, both nerves were visualized sonographically. Then, methylene blue solution was injected and subsequently the length of colorization was measured by gross anatomical dissection of the target nerves. Twenty-four sciatic nerves were identified sonographically in 12 out of 13 cadavers. In one animal, the nerve could not be ascertained unequivocally and, consequently, nerve colorization failed. Twenty femoral nerves were located by ultrasound in 10 out of 13 cadavers. In three cadavers, signs of autolysis impeded the scan. This study provides a detailed anatomical description of the localization of the sciatic and the femoral nerves and presents an effective and safe yet simple and rapid technique for performing peripheral nerve blocks with a high success rate.

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“…39,41,52 Intraneural injections of local anaesthetics can lead to nerve damage and should be avoided. 52 Therefore, complete neural staining was not expected with the minute volumes used.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

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Stoffel

Spadavecchia³

et al. 2014

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“…Currently the technique become increasingly frequent in human (Gautier et al, 2011;Ferraro et al, 2014) and in animals (Shilo et al, 2010, Costa-Farré, Blanch, Cruz, & Franch, 2011Shokry & Berbish, 2012;Morath, Luyet, Spadavecchia, Stoffel, & Hatch, 2013).…”

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Ultrasound guidance horn anesthesia in Water buffaloes, Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Shokry

El-Kasapy

2015

Der Zoologische Garten

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“…2,3,7,8 In recent years, a great interest in implementing US-guided techniques to block the main nerve supply of the pelvic limb in dogs has been observed. [9][10][11][12][13] The sciatic (ScN) and the femoral (FN) nerves are the main nerves supplying sensory function to the pelvic limb; thus, techniques producing a combined block of those nerves have been described as a valid alternative to epidural anaesthesia in dogs. 12,14 The perioperative analgesia provided by a combined ScN and FN block for surgical procedures involving the stifle and structures distal to it has been reported as adequate in the dog.…”

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Ultrasound-guided dorsal approach for femoral nerve blockade in cats: an imaging study

Haro

Laredo

Gil

et al. 2012

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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This study was conducted to describe and validate a dorsal ultrasound-guided approach to block the femoral nerve (FN) in cats by means of anatomical and computed tomography (CT) studies. The anatomical study was carried out in four fresh feline cadavers to determine the anatomic landmarks to approach this nerve. Then, an ultrasonographic study of the FN was performed in another eight cadavers using a 13 MHz linear transducer. The accuracy of the neurolocation by ultrasonography (US) was determined in four cadavers by the injection of 1 ml blue ink around the FN. The staining of the nerve was evaluated in anatomical studies. The feasibility of this technique was also evaluated by CT after injecting 1 ml of an iodinated contrast medium (150 mgl/ml) around the FN in the other four cadavers. The landmarks to approach the FN were the cranial border of the iliac crest and the dorsal processes of L6 and L7. The FN was visualised as a round hypoechogenic structure surrounded by a hyperechogenic rim located within the iliopsoas muscle on transverse scans. The anatomical and CT studies confirmed the accuracy of the US location of the FN. The dorsal ultrasound-guided approach may allow feasible and accurate access to the FN in cats and it could be useful in producing successful blockade.

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Ultrasound guidance for the performance of sciatic and saphenous nerve blocks in dogs

Cited by 61 publications

References 21 publications

Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

Ultrasound guidance horn anesthesia in Water buffaloes, Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ultrasound-guided dorsal approach for femoral nerve blockade in cats: an imaging study

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