• Vet Anaesth Analg · Mar 2006

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Changes in the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane and some cardiopulmonary measurements during three continuous infusion rates of dexmedetomidine in dogs.

    • Peter J Pascoe, Marja Raekallio, Erja Kuusela, Brett McKusick, and Mikael Granholm.
    • Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. pjpascoe@ucdavis.edu
    • Vet Anaesth Analg. 2006 Mar 1;33(2):97-103.

    ObjectiveTo measure the change in the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane associated with three constant rate infusions of dexmedetomidine.Study DesignProspective, randomized, and blinded experimental trial. Animals Six healthy 6-year-old Beagles weighing between 13.0 and 17.7 kg.MethodsThe dogs received each of four treatments; saline or dexmedetomidine at 0.1, 0.5 or 3 microg kg(-1) loading dose given intravenously (IV) over 6 minutes followed by infusions at 0.1, 0.5 or 3 microg kg(-1) hour(-1), respectively. There were 2 weeks between treatments. The dogs were mask-induced with and maintained on isoflurane in oxygen. Acetated Ringer's (5 mL kg(-1) hour(-1)) and saline or dexmedetomidine (each at 0.5 mL kg(-1) hour(-1)) were given IV. Pulse rate, blood pressure, samples for the measurement of blood gases, pH, lactate, packed cell volume (PCV), total protein (TP) and dexmedetomidine concentrations were obtained from an arterial catheter. Sixty minutes after induction minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) was determined by intermittently applying supramaximal electrical stimuli to the thoracic and pelvic limbs. Cardiopulmonary measurements and arterial blood samples were collected before each set of stimuli. Statistical analyses were conducted with analysis of variance or mixed models according to the experimental design.ResultsThere was a significant decrease in the MAC of isoflurane associated with 0.5 and 3 microg kg(-1) hour(-1) but not with 0.1 mg kg(-1)hour(-1). Serum concentrations of dexmedetomidine were not measurable at the 0.1 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) and averaged 0.198 +/- 0.081 and 1.903 +/-0.621 ng mL(-1) for the 0.5 and 3 microg kg(-1) hour(-1) infusion rates, respectively. Heart rate decreased with increasing doses of dexmedetomidine while blood pressure increased. Packed cell volume increased at 3 microg kg(-1) hour(-1) but not with other doses.Conclusions And Clinical RelevanceDexmedetomidine infusions decrease the intra-operative requirement for isoflurane and may be useful in managing dogs undergoing surgery, where the provision of analgesia and limitation of the stress response is desirable.

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