Locoregional Anesthesia of the Head

Ana C Castejón-González; Alexander M Reiter

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.011

Locoregional Anesthesia of the Head

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2019 Nov;49(6):1041-1061. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

Authors

Ana C Castejón-González¹, Alexander M Reiter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: anacaste@upenn.edu.
² Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 31521406
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.011

Abstract

Locoregional (local and regional) anesthesia is used routinely during surgical procedures of the head. The goal of this article is to provide a practical guide for the clinician to safely perform different techniques in dogs and cats and to minimize the risk of complications associated with locoregional anesthesia.

Keywords: Auricular surgery; Dental surgery; Infiltration; Local anesthetic; Nerve block; Ocular surgery; Oral surgery; Splash block.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Conduction / veterinary*
Anesthesia, Local / veterinary*
Animals
Cats* / physiology
Dogs* / physiology
Pain Management / methods
Pain Management / veterinary*