Use of wound soaker catheters for the administration of local anesthetic for post-operative analgesia: 56 cases

Abelson, Amanda L.; McCobb, Emily; Shaw, Scott P.; Armitage‐Chan, Elizabeth; Wetmore, Lois A.; Karas, Alicia Z.; Blaze, C. A.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00487.x

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“…All cats received methadone (0.3 mg kg −1 ) every 4 h after surgery for 48 h, before being treated with buprenorphine (0.02 mg kg −1 , SQ) every 6–8 h for a further 48 h. If a wound diffusion catheter had been placed, cats would also receive topical bupivacaine every 8 h for 48–72 h …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy combined with anatomical resection of feline injection‐site sarcoma: results in 21 cats

Bray

Polton

2014

Vet Comparative Oncology

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This study assesses the outcome of two combined treatment strategies for the treatment of feline injection-site sarcoma (FISS). Twenty-one cats with primary or recurrent FISS received 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin (25 mg m(-2) ), then an anatomical resection of the entire muscle compartment containing the tumour was performed based on the findings of co-axial imaging. Cats then received a further 3 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. Follow-up was performed by telephone contact with a median follow-up time of 1072 days. Three cats (14%) developed local tumour recurrence at days 264, 664 and 1573 after surgery. A median survival time could not be calculated as over 80% of the study population remained alive or were censored due to death from other causes. When compared to historical controls, the results of this study demonstrate superior rates of tumour-free survival and disease-free interval.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy combined with anatomical resection of feline injection‐site sarcoma: results in 21 cats

Bray

Polton

2014

Vet Comparative Oncology

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“…Wound infusion catheters : These are flexible indwelling catheters that are embedded near, or in, surgical sites that are used to deliver intermittent infusions of local anaesthetics (continuous infusions have been show to lead to unequal distribution) …”

Section: Section 2: Pain Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain

Mathews¹,

Kronen²,

Lascelles³

et al. 2014

J of Small Animal Practice

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“…Although regional anaesthesia was achieved, significant oedema developed, necessitating discontinuation of the infusions, limiting their clinical potential. Alternatively, catheter implantation during wound closure, allowing local anaesthetic to be instilled directly at the surgical site for postoperative pain management has been described in small animals (Abelson and others 2009), with no associated risk of wound complications and has been successfully used in horses at this hospital to provide analgesia for 48 hours following surgical resection of thoracolumbar spinous processes (Fig 5). …”

Section: Local Anaesthetic Agentsmentioning

confidence: 99%