• Vet Anaesth Analg · Nov 2009

    Clinical Trial

    Propofol and fentanyl infusions in dogs of various breeds undergoing surgery.

    • Valentina Andreoni and J M Lynne Hughes.
    • University Veterinary Hospital, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.
    • Vet Anaesth Analg. 2009 Nov 1; 36 (6): 523-31.

    ObjectiveTo report the cardiovascular variables, anaesthetic effects and recovery quality of an anaesthesia technique using variable rate infusion propofol combined with constant rate infusion fentanyl in dogs undergoing elective surgery. Study design Prospective clinical trial.AnimalsA total of 27 dogs, aged 2.7 +/- 2.65 years and weighing 24 +/- 11 kg.MethodsFollowing intramuscular acepromazine (0.03 or 0.05 mg kg(-1)) and subcutaneous carprofen (4 mg kg(-1)) pre-medication, anaesthesia was induced with propofol (4.0 +/- 0.5 mg kg(-1)) intravenously (IV). All dogs were ventilated with 100% oxygen to maintain normocapnia. Propofol was infused at 0.4 mg kg(-1) minute(-1) for 20 minutes and then at 0.3 mg kg(-1 )minute(-1). If mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) decreased below 70 mmHg, propofol infusion was reduced by 0.1 mg kg(-1) minute(-1). Five minutes after induction of anaesthesia, fentanyl was administered (2 microg kg(-1)) IV followed by the infusion at 0.5 microg kg(-1) minute(-1) and atropine (40 microg kg(-1)) IV. Heart rate, MAP, respiratory rate, tidal volume, end-tidal carbon dioxide, presence of reflexes, movements and recovery times and quality were recorded.ResultsMean anaesthetic duration was 131 +/- 38.5 minutes. Mean heart rate peaked 10 minutes after atropine injection and gradually declined, reaching pre-anaesthetic values at 55 minutes. MAP easily was maintained above 70 mmHg. Mean times to return of spontaneous ventilation, extubation, head lift and sternal recumbency were 21 +/- 10.1, 33 +/- 14.6, 43 +/- 19.7 and 65 +/- 23.4 minutes, respectively. Recovery was smooth and quiet. The time to sternal recumbency was significantly correlated with the duration of anaesthesia and total dose of propofol; time to extubation was correlated to total dose of propofol.Conclusion And Clinical RelevancePropofol and fentanyl infusions provided stable cardiovascular function and satisfactory conditions for surgery. Some modifications of infusion rates are required to improve the long-recovery times.

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