Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cardiopulmonary effects of dexmedetomidine and ketamine infusions with either propofol infusion or isoflurane for anesthesia in horses.
To examine the cardiopulmonary effects of two anesthetic protocols for dorsally recumbent horses undergoing carpal arthroscopy. ⋯ Both anesthetic protocols were suitable for arthroscopy. Administration of oxygen and ability to ventilate lungs is necessary for propofol-based anesthesia.
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Clinical Trial
The use of a nerve stimulation test to confirm sacrococcygeal epidural needle placement in cats.
To determine if a nerve stimulation test (NST) could act as a monitoring technique to confirm sacrococcygeal epidural needle placement in cats. ⋯ This study demonstrates the feasibility of using, in a clinical setting, an electrical stimulation test as an objective and in real-time method to confirm sacrococcygeal epidural needle placement in cats.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of intravenous administration of alfaxalone, propofol, and ketamine-diazepam for anesthesia in alpacas.
To evaluate the effects of induction of anesthesia with alfaxalone in alpacas. ⋯ All protocols were adequate for induction of anesthesia. Alfaxalone alone in unpremedicated alpacas is not recommended.
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Clinical Trial
Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling of intravenous buprenorphine in conscious horses.
Describe the pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine in horses and to relate the plasma buprenorphine concentration to the pharmacodynamic effects. ⋯ The suitability of the use of buprenorphine for peri-operative analgesia in the horse is supported by the present study.