Systemic and local effects of lidocaine or mepivacaine when used for intravenous regional anaesthesia of the distal limb in standing sedated horses

Background Local anaesthetics are being combined clinically with amikacin in intravenous regional limb perfusion (IVRLP), with limited knowledge on the analgesia provided and its onset and duration of action after tourniquet application and release. Objective To evaluate the systemic clinical effect...

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Published in:Equine veterinary journal 2020-09, Vol.52 (5), p.743-751
Main Authors: Mendez‐Angulo, Jose L., Granados, Maria M., Modesto, Rolf, Serrano‐Rodriguez, Juan M., Funes, Francisco J., Quiros, Setefilla, Gomez‐Villamandos, Rafael J., Zaldívar, Sara, Trumble, Troy N.
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Language:English
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analgesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Conduction - veterinary
Anesthetics, Local
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bier Block
Cross-Over Studies
Forelimb
horse
Horses
Lidocaine
local anaesthetic
Local anesthesia
Mepivacaine
Prospective Studies
Synovial Fluid
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Summary:Background Local anaesthetics are being combined clinically with amikacin in intravenous regional limb perfusion (IVRLP), with limited knowledge on the analgesia provided and its onset and duration of action after tourniquet application and release. Objective To evaluate the systemic clinical effect, limb withdrawal to nociceptive stimulation, and plasma and synovial fluid concentrations after IVRLP with lidocaine or mepivacaine in standing sedated horses. Study design Prospective, controlled, randomised, cross‐over study. Methods Six healthy adult horses were sedated and received IVRLP with lidocaine, mepivacaine or saline (negative control), or perineural anaesthesia of the medial and lateral palmar and palmar metacarpal nerves (positive control) in one forelimb with a 3‐week washout period between trials. Electrical and mechanical stimuli were used to test nociceptive threshold of the limb before and after IVRLP/perineural anaesthesia. For lidocaine and mepivacaine trials, blood was collected from the jugular vein and synovial fluid from the radiocarpal joint before, during and out to 24 hours after IVRLP. Drug concentrations were measured using high‐performance liquid chromatography. Results Nociceptive thresholds for lidocaine, mepivacaine and perineural anaesthesia trials were significantly increased compared with saline and baseline values at 10, 20 and 30 minutes, with no differences between anaesthetic trials. During this time, horses had lower heart rates than IVRLP with saline. After tourniquet release at 30 minutes, nociceptive thresholds for lidocaine and mepivacaine trials gradually returned to baselines, whereas perineural anaesthesia trial remained unchanged out to an hour. Plasma lidocaine and mepivacaine concentrations were ≤50 ng/mL while the tourniquet was in place, significantly increasing 10 minutes after tourniquet release. Maximal lidocaine and mepivacaine concentrations in synovial fluid were reached 25 minutes after IVRLP injection. Main limitations Amikacin was not included in the perfusate. Conclusion Similar to perineural anaesthesia, IVRLP with lidocaine or mepivacaine provides anti‐nociception to the distal limb in standing sedated horses while a tourniquet is applied with concentrations remaining below toxic levels in plasma and synovial fluid.
ISSN:0425-1644
2042-3306
DOI:10.1111/evj.13236