Objective methods of nerve localisation to facilitate performing locoregional anaesthetic techniques for horses undergoing surgical procedures

Louro, Luís Filipe ORCID: 0000-0002-2911-5501, Loomes, Kate ORCID: 0000-0003-0793-0852 and Bardell, David ORCID: 0000-0003-1573-1706 (2024) Objective methods of nerve localisation to facilitate performing locoregional anaesthetic techniques for horses undergoing surgical procedures. Equine Veterinary Education.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Perineural anaesthesia is a useful technique in equine surgery, providing pre‐emptive targeted anaesthesia of the surgical site, reducing volatile anaesthetic requirements, improving recovery quality and providing postoperative pain relief. Surgery under standing sedation in horses has increased in popularity, mandating the need for effective locoregional anaesthesia and analgesic techniques. Nerve location techniques offer greater accuracy than blind techniques when placing injectate. These methods can help to avoid structures such as blood vessels and minimise direct nerve damage during needle placement, reducing the risk of procedure‐related complications. This review will discuss the most pertinent research in the veterinary literature where objective methods of nerve location have been used to perform peripheral nerve blocks in horses. The efficacy of using objective methods to perform nerve blocks in equine anaesthesia is discussed by the authors, providing useful information to equine anaesthetists, and potentially improve the quality of anaesthesia and analgesia in horses.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Patient Safety, Pain Research, Neurosciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2024 08:39
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2024 13:35
DOI:	10.1111/eve.13969
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3179116