Retrospective analysis of complications associated with retrobulbar bupivacaine in dogs undergoing enucleation surgery

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate complications associated with, and without, bupivacaine retrobulbar local anesthesia in dogs undergoing unilateral enucleation surgery.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, observational study.

ANIMALS: A total of 167 dogs underwent unilateral enucleation surgery via a transpalpebral approach.

METHODS: Records from 167 dogs that underwent unilateral enucleation surgery that did (RB) or did not (NB) include retrobulbar bupivacaine anesthesia were reviewed, including anesthetic record, daily physical examination records, surgery report, patient discharge report and patient notes within 14 days of the surgery. Specific complications and severity were compared between RB and NB using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. A 'complication burden' (0-5) comprising five prespecified complications was assigned and tested using rank-sum procedures. Statistical significance was set to 0.05.

RESULTS: Group RB included 97 dogs and group NB 70 dogs. Dogs in NB had a 17.0 percentage points (points) greater risk for a postoperative recovery complication (38.6% versus 21.6%; 95% confidence interval: 3.0-30.6 points; p = 0.017). There was inconclusive evidence that dogs in group RB had a lower risk of requiring perioperative anticholinergic administration (12.4% versus 22.9%; 10.5 points; p = 0.073). Other complications were similar between groups RB and NB with risks that differed by <10 points. The risk of hemorrhage was similar between groups RB (22.7%) and NB (20.0%) with no significant difference in the level of severity (p = 0.664).

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In this retrospective study, the use of retrobulbar bupivacaine for enucleation surgery in dogs was not associated with an increased risk of major or minor complications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia - 47(2020), 5 vom: 08. Sept., Seite 588-594

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bartholomew, Kyle J [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Lesley J [VerfasserIn]
Bentley, Ellison [VerfasserIn]
Lasarev, Michael R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthetics, Local
Bupivacaine
Dog
Enucleation
Journal Article
Local anesthetic
Observational Study, Veterinary
Retrobulbar block
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Date Completed 17.06.2021

Date Revised 17.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaa.2020.04.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312298773