Incisional Block With Bupivacaine for Analgesia After Celiotomy in Dogs Export

@article{citeulike:2717296, abstract = {A blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effect of preoperative infiltration of the incision site with bupivacaine in dogs undergoing celiotomy. Sixty dogs were randomly allocated into four groups: preoperative bupivacaine, postoperative bupivacaine, preoperative saline, and postoperative saline. All dogs were premedicated with acepromazine and meperidine; then they were anesthetized with thiopentone and isoflurane. Each group received either bupivacaine or normal saline before midline incision or just before skin closure. After surgery, pain scores were assigned using a numerical rating scale. Preoperative bupivacaine was associated with significantly lower pain scores and a significantly lower need for opioid administration. The authors conclude that a preoperative incisional block with bupivacaine seems to be a useful adjunct for controlling pain after celiotomy in dogs}, author = {Savvas, I. and Papazoglou, L. G. and Kazakos, G. and Anagnostou, T. and Tsioli, V. and Raptopoulos, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2717296}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jaaha.org.cyber.usask.ca/cgi/content/full/44/2/60}, journal = {Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association}, keywords = {april-08, block, bupivacaine, dog, incisional, lra, vet}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {60--66}, posted-at = {2008-04-25 11:22:11}, priority = {2}, title = {Incisional Block With Bupivacaine for Analgesia After Celiotomy in Dogs}, url = {http://www.jaaha.org.cyber.usask.ca/cgi/content/full/44/2/60}, volume = {44}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2717296 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2717296 N2 - A blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effect of preoperative infiltration of the incision site with bupivacaine in dogs undergoing celiotomy. Sixty dogs were randomly allocated into four groups: preoperative bupivacaine, postoperative bupivacaine, preoperative saline, and postoperative saline. All dogs were premedicated with acepromazine and meperidine; then they were anesthetized with thiopentone and isoflurane. Each group received either bupivacaine or normal saline before midline incision or just before skin closure. After surgery, pain scores were assigned using a numerical rating scale. Preoperative bupivacaine was associated with significantly lower pain scores and a significantly lower need for opioid administration. The authors conclude that a preoperative incisional block with bupivacaine seems to be a useful adjunct for controlling pain after celiotomy in dogs IS - 2 JF - Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association EP - 66 TI - Incisional Block With Bupivacaine for Analgesia After Celiotomy in Dogs VL - 44 SP - 60 KW - april-08 KW - block KW - bupivacaine KW - dog KW - incisional KW - lra KW - vet AU - Savvas, I AU - Papazoglou, LG AU - Kazakos, G AU - Anagnostou, T AU - Tsioli, V AU - Raptopoulos, D PY - 2008/04// UR - http://www.jaaha.org.cyber.usask.ca/cgi/content/full/44/2/60 ER -