Bloqueios perineurais empregados nos membros de equinos - estudo dirigido.

Abstract

Perineural blocks used in equine limbs - a directed study. Equines are subjects various syndromes and diseases, lameness is a very common equine clinical, could be associate to very disorders which will decreases the animal welfare as well as will leave unusable for work, what can result in economic losses. The perineural blockade is a method which can produce effective regional anesthesia, and represents a simple and inexpensive option for lameness diagnoses in equines, and assist in surgical procedures, knowledge of the drug action will be required as well as equine anatomy for the correct application. It is characterized by a method easily applied to field, suggesting the place of injury, which can be examined by others methods as well as a guide to the more appropriate treatment.