Table 1.
The number of stained nerves per animal in the phase II and III.
| Animal | TAP block | Hemi-abdomen side | Thoracic nerves | Lumbar nerves | No. of stained nerves per animal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th-last | 7th-last | 6th-last | 5th-last | 4th-last | 3rd-last | 2nd-last | last | L1 | L2 | L3 | ||||
| Cadaver 1 | 3-point | L | / | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | 5/10 |
| R | / | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 4/10 | ||
| Cadaver 2 | L | / | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 6/10 | |
| R | / | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | 4/10 | ||
| Cadaver 3 | L | / | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 8/10 | |
| R | / | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | 5/10 | ||
| Positively stained (>1 cm) | / | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 1/6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 6/6 | 2/6 | 5.3/10 (53%) | ||
| Anaesthetized 1 | 4-point | L | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 7/11 |
| R | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 7/11 | ||
| Anaesthetized 2 | L | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 8/11 | |
| R | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 9/11 | ||
| Anaesthetized 3 | L | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 7/11 | |
| R | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 7/11 | ||
| Anaesthetized 4 | L | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 8/11 | |
| R | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 9/11 | ||
| Positively stained (>1 cm) | 1/8 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 7/8 | 5/8 | 8/8 | 8/8 | 3/8 | 0/8 | 7.8/11 (71%) | ||
TAP, Transversus abdominis plane; Y, stained nerve; N, unstained nerve; L1, L2, L3, lumbar nerves; L, left; R, right; /, not analysed.