Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
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To compare effects of four drug combinations on sedation, echocardiographic, haematologic and biochemical variables and recovery in cats. ⋯ The MB combination did not produce sedation in healthy cats. Treatment MBK led to acceptable sedation and minimal cardiovascular changes. Both treatments with dexmedetomidine produced excellent sedation and recovery but induced more cardiovascular depression and haematologic changes.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of direct and Doppler arterial blood pressure measurements in rabbits during isoflurane anaesthesia.
To measure the level of agreement between Doppler measured (DOP) arterial blood pressure (ABP) in the forelimb and directly measured (DIR) auricular systolic ABP (SAP) and mean ABP (MAP) in isoflurane-anaesthetized rabbits. ⋯ DOP is acceptable for monitoring ABP in isoflurane-anaesthetized rabbits and is useful for detection of hypotension.
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To determine the effect of maropitant, an NK-1 receptor antagonist on the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of sevoflurane after intravenous and epidural administration to dogs. ⋯ Maropitant decreased the MAC of sevoflurane when administered intravenously to dogs but not after epidural administration.
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To evaluate the anaesthetic death risk for dogs and cats in a French private practice. ⋯ Specific factors were associated with increased odds of anaesthetic death, especially poor health status. Efforts must be directed towards thorough preoperative patient evaluation and improvement of clinical conditions if possible. Identification of risk factors before anaesthesia should lead to increased surveillance by trained staff. This could result in better outcomes.