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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2024

Use of a quadratus lumborum block in queens undergoing ovariectomy: a randomised controlled trial.

Andrea Paolini, Amanda Bianchi, Roberta Bucci, Salvatore Parrillo, Alessandro Di Giosia, Claudia Ristori, Augusto Carluccio, Roberto Tamburro, Massimo Vignoli, Francesco Collivignarelli and 3 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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13 authors.

Andrea PaoliniSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6894-5102
Amanda BianchiSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Roberta BucciObstetrics, Gynecology and Veterinary Andrology Clinic Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2748-4933
Salvatore ParrilloObstetrics, Gynecology and Veterinary Andrology Clinic Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Alessandro Di GiosiaObstetrics, Gynecology and Veterinary Andrology Clinic Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Claudia RistoriSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Augusto CarluccioObstetrics, Gynecology and Veterinary Andrology Clinic Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Roberto TamburroSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6198-163X
Massimo VignoliSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Francesco CollivignarelliSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Domenico RobbeObstetrics, Gynecology and Veterinary Andrology Clinic Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Giulia CostanziniSmall Animal Surgery and Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
Francesco SantoroSouthfields Veterinary Specialists, Cranes Point, Gardiners Lane South, Basildon, Essex, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the study was to evaluate the perioperative analgesic effect of a quadratus lumborum (QL) block in queens undergoing ovariectomy.

methodsA total of 37 healthy queens admitted for elective ovariectomy were randomised into two groups: control (CTRL, n = 19) and QL block (QL, n = 18). All cats were premedicated with dexmedetomidine 0.005 mg/kg, alfaxalone 1 mg/kg and methadone 0.1 mg/kg IM. Under general anaesthesia, cats allocated to the QL group received a bilateral ultrasound-guided QL block with 0.4 ml/kg of ropivacaine 0.4% (3.2 mg/kg). No treatment was administered to cats in the CTRL group. Intraoperative rescue fentanyl boluses were administered if haemodynamic and/or respiratory parameters exceeded 30% of the pre-incisional values. Postoperative methadone boluses were administered based on Feline Grimace Scale scores. Demographics, baseline vital parameter values, requirement for rescue analgesia, incidence of hypotension, sialorrhoea, vomiting and dysphoria, and number of cats accepting food at 6 h after extubation were compared between groups.

resultsA higher number of queens required intraoperative fentanyl in the CTRL group (14/18, 77.8%) compared with the QL group (1/19, 5.3%) ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The QL block resulted in a lower intraoperative fentanyl requirement in queens undergoing ovariectomy. Further studies are needed to clarify the postoperative analgesic effect of this technique in cats.

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Nerve BlockOvariectomyPostoperative PainAbdominal MusclesAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsCatsFemaleFentanylRopivacaineAnesthetics, LocalFentanylRopivacaineLocoregional anaesthesiaovariectomypain managementquadratus lumborum blockropivacaine

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PMCPMC11529063

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