Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Assessment of dexmedetomidine/ketamine anesthesia in golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).
To compare the anesthetic and cardiovascular effects of dexmedetomidine/ketamine combinations in golden-headed lion tamarins. ⋯ Dexmedetomidine/ketamine is useful for chemical immobilization of golden-headed lion tamarins, but bradycardia and hypotension warrant close monitoring.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effect of morphine and flunixin meglumine on isoflurane minimum alveolar concentration in goats.
To determine the effect of morphine and flunixin meglumine on isoflurane (ISO) minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) in goats. ⋯ The use of morphine, at the dose studied, in association with ISO anesthesia, will allow a clinically significant reduction in the concentration of ISO required to maintain general anesthesia in goats.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of inhalant anesthetic and body temperature on peri-anesthetic serum concentrations of transdermally administered fentanyl in dogs.
To determine whether moderate hypothermia during anesthesia significantly affects the serum concentration of transdermally delivered fentanyl and whether halothane or isoflurane affect these concentrations. ⋯ Hypothermia during inhalation anesthesia produced a significant reduction in SFC using transdermal administration and was more protracted with isoflurane than halothane anesthesia. While significant reductions in SFC occurred, the SFC were still within the range believed to confer analgesia.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The cardiovascular dose-response effects of isoflurane alone and combined with butorphanol in the green iguana (Iguana iguana).
To assess the cardiovascular effects (arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and metabolic acid-base status) of three doses (MAC multiples) of isoflurane alone and combined with butorphanol in the green iguana (Iguana iguana). ⋯ Cardiovascular depression associated with isoflurane anesthesia in the green iguana is dose dependent. The degree of cardiovascular depression was not significantly different when isoflurane was combined with butorphanol. This finding suggests that the pre-emptive or intraoperative use of butorphanol is unlikely to be detrimental to cardiovascular function. Butorphanol may be a useful anesthetic adjunct to isoflurane anesthesia in the green iguana.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Systemic lidocaine infusion as an analgesic for intraocular surgery in dogs: a pilot study.
To determine if systemic administration of lidocaine during intraocular surgery reduces post-operative ocular pain. ⋯ This pilot study suggests that intraoperative lidocaine may provide analgesic benefits similar to morphine for intraocular surgery in dogs, but more definitive research is needed. This model appears to be appropriate for pain assessment studies as the negative control group demonstrated 100% failure rate.