Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
 December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
This article describes intraarticular coffin blocks, pastern blocks, fetlock blocks, carpal blocks, elbow blocks, bursa blocks, shoulder blocks, tarsal blocks, tibiotarsal blocks, stifle blocks, and coxofemoral blocks.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Infiltration of sympathetic nerves by local anesthetics is effective for relief of vasoconstriction and pain. The two sites where the equine sympathetic nervous system can be desensitized without affecting somatosensory function are the cervicothoracic (stellate) ganglion and paravertebral lumbar sympathetic ganglia.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
The administration of barbiturates to produce short-term anesthesia in horses has decreased dramatically. Routinely administered to horses for over 50 years to produce sedation and short-term anesthesia and as anticonvulsants, barbiturates have been largely replaced by centrally acting muscle relaxants (diazepam, midazolam) and dissociative anesthetic (ketamine) drug combinations.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
This article describes anesthesia of the digital nerves, including palmar digital nerve blocks, midpastern ring blocks, abaxial sesamoidean nerve blocks, palmar nerve blocks, high suspensory blocks, nerve blocks proximal to the carpus, and nerve blocks proximal to the tarsus.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Local anesthetic drugs block sensory and motor nerve activity, producing analgesia and loss of function.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
This article describes ophthalmic nerve blocks and anesthesia of the upper lip, nose, upper teeth, maxilla, lower lip, lower incisors, and premolars.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Local anesthetic requirements in horses depend on the operative site, nature and expected duration of surgery, size, temperament and health of the patient, technical skill of the veterinarian, and economics of time and materials.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
A variety of drugs, including depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, hypnotics, steroidal anesthetics, and neuroleptanalgesics, have been used to produce chemical restraint or short-term anesthesia in the horse. Each drug and drug technique was developed and tested with the goal of producing safe and effective short-term immobilization or anesthesia.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Caudal epidural anesthesia, continuous caudal epidural anesthesia, and caudal subarachnoid anesthesia are techniques to induce regional anesthesia of the pelvic viscera and genitalia in horses without loss of hind limb motor function.
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