Transversus abdominis plane block in cat cadavers: anatomical description and comparison of injectate spread using two- and three-point approaches |
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| Authors: | Pablo E. Otero Marta Romano Andrea S. Zaccagnini Santiago E. Fuensalida Natali Verdier Fernanda Sanchez Diego A. Portela |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina;2. Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;3. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo describe the sonoanatomy of the abdominal wall in live cats and to compare the distribution pattern of two versus three ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) injections using clinically applicable volumes of lidocaine–dye solution in cat cadavers.Study designProspective anatomical study.AnimalsA total of eight client-owned healthy cats and eight cat cadavers.MethodsUltrasound anatomy of the abdominal wall, landmarks and sites for needle access were determined in live cats. Ultrasound-guided TAP injections were performed in eight thawed cat cadavers. Volumes of 0.25 or 0.16 mL kg?1 per point of a lidocaine–dye solution were injected using either two [subcostal and preiliac (SP)] or three [subcostal, retrocostal and preiliac (SRP)] injection points, respectively. Each cadaver was then dissected to determine the injectate distribution and the number of thoracolumbar nerves stained with each approach. The target nerves were defined as the ventromedial branches of the thoracic nerves 10 (T10), T11, T12, T13 and lumbar nerves 1 (L1) and L2.ResultsSonoanatomy was consistent with anatomy upon dissection and the TAP was identified in all cadavers. A total of 16 subcostal, 16 preiliac and nine retrocostal TAP injections were performed. The overall staining success rate of the target nerves was 66.7% and 92.6% for the SP and SPR approaches, respectively (p = 0.02). The ventromedial branches of T10, T11, T12, T13, L1 and L2 were stained in 57.1%, 100.0%, 85.7%, 28.6%, 42.9% and 85.7%, and in 66.7%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 88.9% and 100.0% of the cases with the SP and SRP approaches, respectively.Conclusions and clinical relevanceThe SRP approach allowed a broader distribution around the target nerves, whereas a staining gap was observed at T13 and L1 with the SP approach. Further studies are necessary to investigate the analgesic effect of these approaches in a clinical setting. |
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| Keywords: | domestic feline interfascial peritoneum regional anesthesia TAP block ultrasound-guided |
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