Ultrasound-Guided Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Repair of Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
Joint Authors
Monticelli, Paolo
Campoy, Luis
Adami, Chiara
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Monticelli, Paolo& Campoy, Luis& Adami, Chiara. 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،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100273
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Monticelli, Paolo…[et al.]. 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 No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100273
American Medical Association (AMA)
Monticelli, Paolo& Campoy, Luis& Adami, Chiara. 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. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100273
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100273