Affiliation:
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Large Animal Medicine University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo determine if targeted blocking of frontal and infratrochlear nerves provided anesthesia for the approach to a frontonasal sinusotomy.Study designTwo part study: Part 1 randomized crossover design; Part 2 proof of concept. Animals: N = 12; six each in Parts 1 and 2.MethodsPart 1: Each horse had either frontal and infratrochlear nerve blocks or a line block performed with 2% mepivacaine hydrochloride. Mechanical nociceptive thresholds (MNT) were obtained at five sites along a proposed frontonasal sinusotomy prior to injection, and at 10, 60, and 120 min after blocking. After a 4 day washout period, the opposite procedure was performed. Order of procedure and side of face were randomized. MNTs were analyzed using mixed‐model ANOVA with p < .05. Part 2: Frontal and infratrochlear nerve blocks were performed followed by creation of a skin/periosteal incision, which was closed at 2 h. Ability to create and suture the incision, and the size of the incision were recorded.ResultsFor part 1, both line and targeted blocks resulted in at least two times an increase in median MNT values at each of the five sites, as compared to baseline MNT values (p < .0025). In Part 2, incisions could be completed in five of six horses, with median incision size of 6.5 × 5 cm.ConclusionFollowing frontal and infratrochlear nerve blocks, MNTs were increased along a proposed frontonasal sinusotomy, and skin incisions could be created in the majority of horses.Clinical significanceFrontal and infratrochlear nerve blocks provide an alternative technique to create a frontonasal sinusotomy.
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