Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Development and verification of saphenous, tibial and common peroneal nerve block techniques for analgesia below the thigh in the nonchondrodystrophoid dog.
To document simple and reliable local, infiltrating nerve blocks for the saphenous, tibial and common peroneal nerves in the dog. ⋯ This technique may be an effective tool for post-operative analgesia to the femoro-tibial joint and distal pelvic limb. Other applications, using sustained-release drugs or methods, may include anesthesia/analgesia in high-risk patients or as a treatment for chronic pelvic limb pain or self-mutilation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
cis-Atracurium in dogs with and without porto-systemic shunts.
To evaluate the non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug cis-atracurium in dogs with porto-systemic shunts, and to compare it in clinically normal animals. ⋯ cis-Atracurium may have a use in veterinary anaesthesia for producing neuromuscular blockade in dogs with hepatic insufficiency, including those with porto-systemic shunt.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of two pre-anaesthetic medetomidine doses in isoflurane anaesthetized sheep.
To compare the sedative, anaesthetic-sparing and arterial blood-gas effects of two medetomidine (MED) doses used as pre-anaesthetic medication in sheep undergoing experimental orthopaedic surgery. ⋯ Intramuscular MED doses of 5 and 10 microg kg(-1) reduced the propofol and isoflurane requirements for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia respectively. Cardiovascular variables and blood gas measurements remained stable over the course of anaesthesia but hypoxaemia developed in one of 16 sheep receiving MED.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of oxymorphone and hydromorphone on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in dogs.
To quantify the change in the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of isoflurane (ISO) associated with oxymorphone (OXY) or hydromorphone (HYDRO) in dogs. ⋯ Although both OXY and HYDRO resulted in a significant reduction in the MAC of ISO at approximately 2 hours, HYDRO may be preferred for procedures of long duration and rarely needs repeated dosing before 4.5 hours.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of airway size with some phenotypic parameters in Dalmatian puppies: a practical method to estimate endotracheal tube size.
To determine the relationship between 16 phenotypic parameters and the diameter of the tracheal lumen and endotracheal tube size (ETS) in Dalmatian puppies. ⋯ These formulae provide a practical guide to ETS selection in Dalmatian puppies.