Ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block in Wistar rat cadavers: Relevant anatomy and injection distribution.

Journal: Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
PMID: 38233268

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of an ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve block by describing the sonoanatomy and comparing the distribution of two volumes of bupivacaine dye solution for nerve staining.

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  • Douglas Castro
    Department of Clinical Science, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA. Electronic address: dzc0087@auburn.edu.
  • Toshitsugu Ishihara
    Department of Clinical Science, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA.
  • Erik Hofmeister
    Department of Clinical Science, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA.
  • Stuart Clark-Price
    Department of Clinical Science, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA.
  • Diego A Portela
    Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.

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