Analgesic efficacy of an ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with bupivacaine in cats: a randomised, prospective, masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Marta GarbinHélène Lm RuelRyota Watanabe Annie Malo Beatriz Paglerani Monteiro Paulo Vinícius Steagall

Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2023)

A bilateral ultrasound-guided two-point TAPB with bupivacaine in combination with systemic buprenorphine provided superior postoperative analgesia than buprenorphine alone in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
double blind
clinical trial
placebo controlled
phase ii
postoperative pain
fine needle aspiration
pain management
study protocol
phase iii
open label
phase ii study
randomized controlled trial
chronic pain
anti inflammatory
case report