Handbook of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques

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.

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