Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques

by Lerche, Phillip; Aarnes, Turi; Covey-Crump, Gwen; Taboada, Fernando Martinez

• ISBN13: 9781118741825
• ISBN10: 111874182X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2016-02-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This is a concise visual guide to the major techniques of regional anesthesia and analgesia for small animal practitioners, with complete coverage of the relevant physics, physiology, and pharmacology.

• Provides straightforward advice and easy-to-implement strategies for general veterinary practitioners without specialist training who want to incorporate regional anesthesia into their practice
• Features an accessible design with plenty of diagrams and photos and a convenient and robust spiral-bound format that lays flat for use during procedures
• Broken into sections which explain techniques by limb or body part and by species
• Details important anatomy (nerves, bones, and vessels), as well as possible side effects and complications

Author Biography

Phillip Lerche, BVSc, PhD, CertVA, DipACVAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, USA.

Turi Aarnes, DVM, MS, DipACVAA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, USA.

Gwen Covey-Crump, BVetMed, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS, is a Clinical Teacher at Langford Veterinary Services, University of Bristol, UK.  She is European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Fernando Martinez Taboada, LV, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS, is European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.  He currently works at the University of Sydney, Australia, as Specialist in Small Animal Anaesthesia.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Reasons to provide regional anesthesia

Equipment

Complications and contraindications

Species differences and considerations

Safe practice

References

Further reading

2 Cutaneous Innervation Index

Cutaneous innervation index

Canine dermatomes

3 Infiltration Blocks

Infiltration for mass removal

Block of the surgical incision

Intercostal blocks

Interpleural block (also known as intrapleural or pleural)

Intraperitoneal block

References

4 Blocks of the Head

Retrobulbar

Maxillary

Infraorbital

Mandibular (or inferior alveolar)

Mental (or middle mental)

Auriculotemporal and great auricular

References

5 Regional Anesthetic Blocks of the Limbs

Thoracic limb regional anesthetic blocks

Pelvic limb

References

6 Epidurals and Spinals

Lumbosacral epidural and spinal in dogs

Lumbosacral epidural in cats

Caudal epidural in dogs and cats

References

7 Emergency Procedures

Complications associated with local anesthetic techniques

Complications associated with local anesthetic drugs

References

Further reading

Index