• Vet Anaesth Analg · May 2014

    Retrospective clinical evaluation of ultrasound guided transverse abdominis plane block in dogs undergoing mastectomy.

    • Diego A Portela, Marta Romano, and Angela Briganti.
    • Department of Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", University of Pisa, San Piero a Grado, Italy.
    • Vet Anaesth Analg. 2014 May 1;41(3):319-24.

    HistoryEleven female dogs of different breeds undergoing unilateral radical (n = 7) or regional abdominal mastectomy (n = 4) received an ultrasound guided transverse abdominis plane block (TAP-block).Physical ExaminationSubjects showed single or multiple mammary tumours. Serum biochemistry, CBC and electrocardiogram were unremarkable. Eight animals were classified as ASA physical status II and 3 as ASA III.ManagementDogs were premedicated with methadone [0.1 or 0.2 mg kg(-1) intravenously (IV) or intramuscularly respectively] or fentanyl (2.5 μg kg(-1) IV). Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with isoflurane or sevoflurane. Unilateral ultrasound guided TAP blocks were performed in the caudal and cranial abdomen with bupivacaine 0.25% (0.3 to 0.35 mL kg(-1) ). Intercostal nerve blocks (T4 to T11 ) with bupivacaine 0.25% (0.013 to 0.04 mL kg(-1) ) completed the blocked area in dogs undergoing radical mastectomy.The median (range) of end-expired isoflurane and sevoflurane necessary to maintain anaesthesia was 1.15 (1.07-1.22) and 2.07 (2.05-2.2) vol% respectively. A single administration of fentanyl (2.5 μg kg(-1) , IV) was administered to control nociception (defined as an increased heart rate or mean arterial blood pressure above 20% of the pre-incisional value) in four of 11 dogs. All dogs received carprofen (2 mg kg(-1) subcutaneously) at the end of surgery. Post-operative pain, assessed for 120 minutes using the short form of Glasgow Composite Pain Scale (0-24), was always lower than 3. No rescue analgesia (allowed by the protocol) was required in this time.ConclusionTransverse abdominis plane block combined with intercostal nerve blocks may be useful to produce intraoperative anti-nociception and short term post-operative analgesia in dogs undergoing unilateral mastectomy.© 2014 Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.

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