Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine
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J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med · Jun 2001
Comparative StudyEffects of sevoflurane, isoflurane and halotane anaesthesia on fluorescein angiographic phases of dogs: a comparative study.
A fluorescein angiography method was developed to compare the onset and the total duration of the fluorangiographic phases between three anaesthetic protocols in six healthy mixed-breed dogs. The animals were anaesthetized three times. Each dog received, as pre-anaesthetic protocol, atropine (10 micrograms/kg intramuscularly), and as a sedative, romifidine (80 micrograms/kg intravenously). ⋯ There were no significant differences between protocols in I1, I2 or I3. HAL produced a significant increase of all temporal variables (TA, TAV and TV) when compared with ISO; TA was higher in HAL than SEVO-treated dogs. All protocols appear to be safe and effective for inducing and maintaining general anaesthesia in healthy dogs for performing fluorescein angiography.