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ArticleLab animal2015

An ultrasound-guided technique for axillary brachial plexus nerve block in rabbits.

Carla Fonseca, Anna Server, Marielle Esteves, David Barastegui, Marta Rosal, Cesar G Fontecha, Francisco Soldado

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Article in Lab animal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carla FonsecaExperimental Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Anna ServerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Marielle EstevesExperimental Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
David BarasteguiBioengineering, Orthopaedics and Surgery in Pediatrics, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta RosalExperimental Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Cesar G FontechaBioengineering, Orthopaedics and Surgery in Pediatrics, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Francisco Soldado1] Bioengineering, Orthopaedics and Surgery in Pediatrics, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain. [2] Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain.
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca · ESHospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ESVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regional anesthesia techniques, such as nerve blocks, are routinely used in humans and can contribute to multimodal approaches to pain management in research animals. Ultrasound guidance is an emerging aspect of regional anesthesia that has the potential to optimize local delivery and distribution of anesthetic agents, thereby reducing the amounts of these agents that must be administered. The authors developed an ultrasound-guided technique for effective block of the axillary brachial plexus in rabbits. They used this technique to carry out nerve block in 14 rabbits. The procedure was accomplished in a relatively short amount of time and achieved successful nerve block in all rabbits with no adverse effects. Sonographic visualization of the distribution of the local anesthetic ropivacaine led to administration of smaller anesthetic doses in eight of the rabbits without affecting the duration of nerve block. The authors conclude that their technique is feasible and safe and provides effective analgesia of the thoracic limb in rabbits. They recommend that this technique be integrated into multimodal approaches to pain management in rabbits undergoing thoracic limb surgery.

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AmidesAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsBrachial PlexusBrachial Plexus BlockPain ManagementRabbitsRopivacaineUltrasonographyAmidesAnesthetics, LocalRopivacaine

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PMID25897939
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