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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2018

Paravertebral brachial plexus blockade in cats: a cadaver study.

Marina C Evangelista, Beatriz P Monteiro, Graeme M Doodnaught, Pascale Benoist, Paulo V Steagall

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Comparison of two blind brachial plexus blocks in goat cadavers.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025
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5 authors.

Marina C Evangelista1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Beatriz P Monteiro2 Québec Research Group on Animal Pharmacology (GREPAQ), Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Graeme M Doodnaught1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Pascale Benoist1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Paulo V Steagall1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives The aims of this study were to describe the paravertebral brachial plexus (PBP) blockade in cats, and compare the spread of bupivacaine-methylene blue solution (BMS) using two volumes of injection into the PBP. Methods Six cadavers (4.4 ± 1.8 kg) randomly received 0.15 ml/kg (LOW) or 0.2 ml/kg (HIGH) per injection of BMS into the PBP. The first injection was made ventral to the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra (nerves C6 and C7) at the emergence of nerve roots. A second injection was performed at the edge of the cranial border of the scapula and directed ventrally towards the first rib (C8 and T1). Cadavers were dissected and the presence of BMS in contact with the nerves (success rate) and length of staining were evaluated for each nerve (C6/C7/C8/T1). Length of target nerves in contact with BMS was measured and <15 mm was considered fair, ⩾15 mm sufficient and >40 mm excessive. Complications (aspiration of blood, staining of pleural space and/or spinal cord) were recorded. Paired t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and χ

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AnimalsBrachial PlexusBrachial Plexus BlockBupivacaineCadaverCat DiseasesCatsCervical VertebraeDissectionMethylene BlueNerve BlockUltrasonography, InterventionalBupivacaineMethylene Blue

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PMID28696151
PMCPMC11104071

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