Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of two different intra-operative end-tidal carbon dioxide tensions on apnoeic duration in the recovery period in horses.
To compare the effect of two different intraoperative end-tidal carbon dioxide tensions on apnoeic duration in the recovery period in horses. ⋯ Aiming to maintain intra-operative Pe'CO2 at 60 ± 5 mmHg (8.0 ± 0.7 kPa) in mechanically ventilated horses resulted in more rapid RSV compared with when Pe'CO2 was maintained at 40 ± 5 mmHg (5.3 ± 0.7 kPa).