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Cattle Medicine Q&A 02 (view source)
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|q1=Describe the method of analgesia you would employ for the procedure illustrated here
|q1=Describe the method of analgesia you would employ for the procedure illustrated here
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The procedure shown is digit amputation under intravenous regional anaesthesia. Flunixin meglumine (or other NSAID) is injected intravenously before surgery. A robust tourniquet is placed below the hock and 30–40 mL of 2% lidocaine<ref>The 2% lidocaine is not licensed in farm animals any more in the UK. It should be 2% procaine solution</ref> is injected into the superficial vein running on the cranio - lateral aspect of the third metatarsal bone (butterfly catheter shown in situ). Analgesia is effective within 2 minutes.
The procedure shown is digit amputation under intravenous regional anaesthesia. Flunixin meglumine (or other NSAID) is injected intravenously before surgery. A robust tourniquet is placed below the hock and 30–40 mL of 2% lidocaine<ref>The 2% lidocaine is not licensed in farm animals any more in the UK. In the UK, it should be 2% procaine solution.</ref> is injected into the superficial vein running on the cranio - lateral aspect of the third metatarsal bone (butterfly catheter shown in situ). Analgesia is effective within 2 minutes.
|l1=Digit Amputation - Cattle
|l1=Digit Amputation - Cattle
|q2=How would you complete the procedure shown?
|q2=How would you complete the procedure shown?