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Use of distal radial, ulnar, median and musculocutaneous (RUMM) nerve blocks in a Huacaya alpaca undergoing radial fracture repair

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 47; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.vaa.2020.04.011

1467-2995

Bethany M. Fackler, Diego A. Portela, Marta C. Romano, Bonnie J. Gatson,

Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology

Ultrasound-guided radial, ulnar, median, musculocutaneous nerve (RUMM) block has been used in dogs as part of multimodal analgesic management for surgery distal to the elbow ( Trumpatori et al., 2010 Trumpatori B.J. Carter J.E. Hash J. et al. Evaluation of a midhumeral block of the radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous and median (RUMM block) nerves for analgesia of the distal aspect of the thoracic limb in dogs. Vet Surg. 2010; 39: 785-796 Crossref PubMed Scopus (35) Google Scholar ; Portela et al., 2013 Portela D.A. Raschi A. Otero P.E. Ultrasound guided mid-humeral block of the radial, ulnar, median and musculocutaneous (RUMM block) nerves in a dog with traumatic exposed metacarpal luxation. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2013; 40: 552-554 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar ; Otero and Portela, 2018 Otero P.E. Portela D.A. Distal block of the brachial plexus. in: Otero P.E. Portela D.A. Manual of Small Animal Regional Anesthesia. 2nd edn. Editorial Inter-Médica S.A.I.C.I., Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, República Argentinia. 2018: 102-117 Google Scholar ). This letter describes the use of ultrasound-guided RUMM block to provide perioperative analgesia to an alpaca undergoing surgical stabilization of a fractured radius.