EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION AND ANALGESIA IN DONKEYS | ||
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
Article 24, Volume 23.1, Issue 45, April 1990, Pages 184-190 PDF (1.96 M) | ||
Document Type: Research article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1990.187631 | ||
Authors | ||
M.A. ALI; A.S. SALEH; SAMIA SELEIM; LH. AHMED | ||
Abstract | ||
Thirty donkeys of both sexes were used in this study. The animals were classified into 3 groups (each of ten animals). The technique for catheterization of the epidural space has been described. An initial dose of 1, 2 and 3 ml lidocaine hydrochloride 2% was injected between L1-L2 or L2-L3 for each animal in groups A, B and C respectively through the correctly placed epidural catheter. The analgesic effects of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride has been determined. The best dose of this local anaesthatic for production of cranial segmental epidural analgesia was 2 ml (group B). The analgesic period in this group was about one hour after the first injection. It has been maintained for another 40 minutes by fractional bolus of 1 ml lidocaine H CL 2%. The technique was found to be easily performed and effective for continuous cranial segmental epidural analgesia in donkeys. | ||
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