BMC Anesthesiology

Table 2 Histological findings for gels

From: Absence of neurotoxicity with perineural injection of ultrasound gels: assessment using an animal model

	n	Perineural inflammation	Confluent changes
	n	Perineural inflammation	Axonal degeneration	Intraneural inflammation	Myelin degeneration
		n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Aquasonic® 100
Gel	8	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Saline	8	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
PDI®
Gel	8	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Saline	8	7 (82.5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
K-Y®
Gel	8	8 (100%)	1 (13%)	1 (13%)	1 (13%)
Saline	8	5 (63%) Possible 2 (25%)	1 (13%)	1 (13%)	1 (13%)

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