Use of wound infusion catheters for delivery of local anesthetic following standing partial ostectomy of thoracolumbar vertebral spinous processes in horses is not associated with increased surgical site infections

BackgroundWound infusion catheters (WICs) have been used in humans and some veterinary species for post-operative local anesthetic administration following a variety of surgical procedures, aiming to reduce post-operative analgesia requirements and improve patient comfort. Benefit in reduction in pa...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Francesca A. Wickstead, Peter I. Milner, David A. Bardell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Subjects:	wound catheter local anesthetic horse ostectomy vertebral spinous process
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1436308/full