American journal of veterinary research
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Comparative Study
Comparison of isoflurane with sevoflurane for anesthesia induction and recovery in adult dogs.
To compare mask anesthesia induction and recovery characteristics between 2 inhalant anesthetic agents: isoflurane and sevoflurane. ⋯ On the basis of these results, sevoflurane is a suitable inhalant anesthetic for mask induction and recovery in adult dogs and appears to have some advantages over isoflurane, including faster and smoother mask induction.
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To determine the effect of bilateral blockade of the pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve on soft palate function in horses. ⋯ A repeatable, reversible model of DDSP exists that allows further study of the disease. Dysfunction of the neuromuscular group, pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve and palatinus and palatopharyngeus muscles, may be implicated in the pathogenesis of clinical DDSP.