ReviewVeterinary medicine and science2020
Local and regional anaesthesia in dogs and cats: Overview of concepts and drugs (Part 1).
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- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral, Erector Spinae Plane and Quadratus Lumborum Blocks During Emergency Laparotomy in Dogs: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of Topical Administration of Bupivacaine HCl to the Ovarian Pedicle on Postoperative Pain, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Inflammatory Cytokines in Dogs Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovariectomy.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Thoracic Plane Block as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Plan in Two Rabbits Undergoing Median Sternotomy.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Intraoperative opioid-sparing effect of a quadratus lumborum block using low-concentration bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block vs lumbosacral epidural anesthesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy: a randomized pilot clinical trial.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Anatomical evaluation and cone-beam computed tomography of some maxillary nerve block approaches in dog.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- Interfascial Plane Blocks for Perioperative Analgesia in Dogs Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovariectomy: A Retrospective Study (2020-2025).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of Extended-Release Liposomal Bupivacaine on Postoperative Mechanical and Thermal Hypersensitivity in C57BL/6 Mice (Mus musculus).Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2026Article
- Lack of Effectiveness of Tramadol for Earlier Limb Weight-Bearing After Femoral Head and Neck Excision in 38 Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Erector spinae plane block with bupivacaine contributes to intraoperative opioid sparing but provides limited postoperative pain control in cats undergoing elective ovariohysterectomy under continuous propofol infusion.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Infrared Thermal Imaging as a Predictor of Lumbar Paravertebral Block Effectiveness in Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Risk factors for hypotension in anaesthetized dogs: a retrospective analysis of 390 cases.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic evaluation demonstrating safer needle-organ distances in a novel quadratus lumborum block technique in cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Case Report: Anesthetic management of two dogs with third-degree atrioventricular block undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery under temporary transvenous pacing.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Reconceptualizing regional anesthesia as a systemic modulator: a hypothesis-driven gut-brain axis perspective.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Perioperative drug management in non-critical companion animals: a retrospective study at a Spanish veterinary teaching hospital (2018-2022).The veterinary quarterly · 2025Article
- Erector Spinae Plane Block for Perioperative Analgesia in a Rabbit.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Continuous Extradural Infusion of Ropivacaine in a Cat with Severe Abdominal Trauma.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Evaluation of local anesthetic blockade in cats undergoing castration in a high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter setting: a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Combination of Dexmedetomidine and Low-Dose Ketamine in 4 Sugar Gliders (Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Pain management in veterinary patients is a crucial component of appropriate patient care. Multimodal analgesia that includes both systemically and locally/regionally administered drugs is generally the most effective approach to providing pain relief. Local anaesthetic drugs used in local and regional blockade are unique in that they can completely block the transmission of pain (in conscious patients) or nociceptive (in anaesthetized patients) signals, thereby providing profound analgesia. In addition, local and regional administration of drugs, when compared with systemic bolus administration, generally results in a lower incidence of dose-related adverse effects. Due to the potential to provide profound analgesia and the high safety margin (when used correctly) of this drug class, local anaesthetics are recommended as part of the analgesic protocol in the majority of patients undergoing surgical procedures or suffering traumatic injuries. This manuscript, Part 1 of a two-part instalment, emphasizes the importance of using local and regional anaesthesia as a component of multimodal analgesia, provides a review of the basic pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of local anaesthetic drugs in general, lists information on commonly used local anaesthetic drugs for local and regional blockade in dogs and cats, and briefly introduces the novel liposome-encapsulated bupivacaine (NOCITA®). Part 2 is a review of local and regional anaesthetic techniques used in dogs and cats (Grubb & Lobprise, 2020).
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