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Ultrasound-Guided Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Repair of Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)

Monticelli, P; Campoy, L; Adami, C

Authors

P Monticelli

L Campoy

C Adami



Abstract

Locoregional anesthetic techniques may be a very useful tool for the anesthetic management of wallabies with injuries of the pelvic limbs and may help to prevent capture myopathies resulting from stress and systemic opioids’ administration. This report describes the use of ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic nerve blocks in Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) referred for orthopaedic surgery. Ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic nerve blocks were attempted at the femoral triangle and proximal thigh level, respectively. Whilst the sciatic nerve could be easily visualised, the femoral nerve could not be readily identified. Only the sciatic nerve was therefore blocked with ropivacaine, and methadone was administered as rescue analgesic. The ultrasound images were stored and sent for external review. Anesthesia and recovery were uneventful and the wallaby was discharged two days postoperatively. At the time of writing, it is challenging to provide safe and effective analgesia to Macropods. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of these species is at the basis of successful locoregional anesthesia. The development of novel analgesic techniques suitable for wallabies would represent an important step forward in this field and help the clinicians dealing with these species to improve their perianesthetic management.

Citation

Monticelli, P., Campoy, L., & Adami, C. (2016). Ultrasound-Guided Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Repair of Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus). Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 8909205. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8909205

Journal Article Type Other
Acceptance Date Sep 19, 2016
Publication Date Aug 1, 2016
Deposit Date May 12, 2018
Publicly Available Date May 14, 2018
Journal Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Print ISSN 2090-6382
Electronic ISSN 2090-6390
Publisher Hindawi
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 8909205
DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8909205
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1395991

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