TY - JOUR AU - Fausak, Erik AU - Rodriguez, Elizabeth AU - Simle, Anna Elizabeth AU - Merman, Netwarat AU - Cook, Dakota PY - 2018/10/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Does the Use of Intratesticular Blocks in Cats Undergoing Orchiectomies Serve as an Effective Adjunctive Analgesic? JF - Veterinary Evidence JA - VE VL - 3 IS - 4 SE - Knowledge Summaries DO - 10.18849/ve.v3i4.160 UR - https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/160 SP - AB - <p><strong>PICO question</strong></p><p>In cats undergoing orchiectomy, does the use of intratesticular lidocaine reduce the pain in patients compared to not using intratesticular lidocaine?</p><p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong></p><p>With a low grade of evidence, when compared to a pre-medication with pure-µ agonist opioids, intratesticular lidocaine does not appear to provide significant benefit.&nbsp; However, based on our clinical scenario where pre-medication is with a partial-µ opioid like buprenorphine, there may be benefit in utilising intratesticular lidocaine.</p><p><br><img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access"> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed"></p> ER -