{"title":"Post operative analgesic actions of flunixin in the cat","authors":"D. Fonda","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00288.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00288.x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The post operative analgesic and sedative effects of flunixin (1 mgkg bwt) iv were investigated for the first 90 min post surgery in 20 cats undergoing a variety of surgical procedures. The results were compared with those obtained in another 20 cats, subjected to similar anaesthetic and surgical procedures, but treated with pethidine, 3 mgkg bwt iv. Post operatively, the analgesic effect of flunixin was shown to be adequate and its administration safe, so that it may reasonably be included among possible post operative analgesic treatments of choice in cats.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 52-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00288.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72248044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prolonging dissociative anaesthesia in horses with a repeated bolus injection","authors":"S. Marntell, G. Nyman","doi":"10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00291.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00291.X","url":null,"abstract":"SUMMARY The effects of prolonging romifidine/ketamine anaesthesia in horses with a second injection of ketamine alone or both romifidine/ketamine compared with only induction injection of romifidine and tiletamine/zolazepam were studied in 6 horses anaesthetised in lateral recumbency on 3 random occasions. All horses were sedated with romifidine 0.1 mg/kg bwt iv and, on 2 occasions, anaesthesia was induced by iv injection of ketamine 2.2 mg/kg bwt. To prolong the ketamine-induced anaesthesia, either ketamine (I.1 mg/kg bwt iv) or ketamine and romifidine (I.1 mg/kg bwt and 0.04 mg/kg bwt iv, respectively) were given 18–20 min after the start of the ketamine injection for induction. On the third occasion, anaesthesia was induced by iv injection of 1.4 mg/kg bwt Zoletil (0.7 mg/kg bwt tiletamhe + 0.7 mg/kg bwt zolazepam). No statistically significant differences in the measured cardiorespiratory function were found between the 3 groups. Heart rate was decreased significantly after sedation but increased during anaesthesia. Arterial blood pressure increased after sedation and remained high during anaesthesia. A significant decrease in arterial oxygen tension was observed in all groups during anaesthesia. The muscle relaxation induced by romifidine was, in most cases, not sufficient to abolish the catalepsy following a repeated injection of ketamine alone. Zoletil or a repeated injection of ketaminehornifidine resulted in smoother anaesthesia. When additional time is required to complete surgery during field anaesthesia, it is advisable to prolong romifidine/ketamine anaesthesia with an injection of both romifidine and ketamine in healthy horses. When a longer procedure is anticipated from the start Zoletil is an alternative for induction of anaesthesia. The mean time to response to noxious stimuli and mean time spent in lateral recumbency was 28 and 38 min for the anaesthesia prolonged with ketamine, 3.5 and 43 rnin for the anaesthesia prolonged with ketaminehornifidine and 33 and 45 min for the anaesthesia with Zoletil. All horses reached a standing position at the first attempt.","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"43 1","pages":"64-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91335755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Dobromylskyj, P. Taylor, J. Brearley, C. Johnson, S. Luna
{"title":"Effect of pre‐operative starvation on intra‐operative arterial oxygen tension in horses","authors":"P. Dobromylskyj, P. Taylor, J. Brearley, C. Johnson, S. Luna","doi":"10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00293.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00293.X","url":null,"abstract":"SUMMARY This study assessed the effect of pre-operative starvation on intramperative arteriaI oxygen tension (PaO2) by examination of anaesthetic records from starved and non-starved horses undergoing general anaesthesia. PaO2 data from 69 horses were included, 33 of which were starved pre-operatively and 36 were not. Thirty minutes after induction of anaesthesia the mean PaO2 in the non-starved group was higher than in the starved group (non-starved 40 [2649] kPa vs starved 30 [15–46] kPa. median and 25–75 percentile) but at 60 and 90 min the values for PaO2 for the non-starvcd group were lower than those for the starved group (60 min: starved 31 [15–49] kPa vs non-starved 27 [11–38] kPa; 90 min: starved 31 [1244] kPa vs non-starved 22 [12–38] kPa) None of the differences between these values was statistically significant. Pre-operative starvation did not significantly increase intra-operativc PaO2 under the conditions of this study.","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"31 1","pages":"75-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75621862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Notes for Contributors","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00295.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00295.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 86-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00295.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72248623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K.W. Clarke , D.Y. Song , Y.H. Lee , H.I.K. Alibhai
{"title":"Desflurane anaesthesia in the horse: minimum alveolar concentration following induction of anaesthesia with xylazine and ketamine","authors":"K.W. Clarke , D.Y. Song , Y.H. Lee , H.I.K. Alibhai","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00289.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00289.x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of desflurane was measured in 6 ponies (aged 1 or 2 years) following induction of anaesthesia with iv xylazine (1.1 mgkg bwt) followed by ketamine (2.2 mgkg bwt). The stimulus utilised was electrical; pulses of 50 volts, 10 dsec duration delivered at 5 Hz, applied for 60 s across needles inserted 1 cm apart into the buccal mucosa (n = 2) and/or the coronary band (n = 6). Stimulation was not commenced until at least 1 h following anaesthetic induction, and the time of the final MAC measurement ranged from 2.5–3.5 h. The mean (± sd) MAC of desflurane under these circumstances was 7.0% (± 0.85) with a range from 5.8%-8.3%. One pony behaved aberrantly following a positive response to the stimulus and the MAC measurement was repeated 10 weeks later.</p><p>At the end of the anaesthetic period xylazine (0.2 mgkg bwt) was administered iv. Mean time to standing was 13.3 (± 2.9) min, range 9–17 min, and the quality of recovery was excellent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 56-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00289.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63053584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Choosing an inhalational maintenance agent in equidae — the case for a randomised control trial","authors":"G.M. Johnston","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00286.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00286.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 44-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00286.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72248043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Dobromylskyj , P.M. Taylor , J.C. Brearley , C.B. Johnson , S.P.L. Luna
{"title":"Effect of pre-operative starvation on intra-operative arterial oxygen tension in horses","authors":"P. Dobromylskyj , P.M. Taylor , J.C. Brearley , C.B. Johnson , S.P.L. Luna","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00293.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00293.x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study assessed the effect of pre-operative starvation on intramperative arteriaI oxygen tension (PaO<sub>2</sub>) by examination of anaesthetic records from starved and non-starved horses undergoing general anaesthesia. PaO<sub>2</sub> data from 69 horses were included, 33 of which were starved pre-operatively and 36 were not. Thirty minutes after induction of anaesthesia the mean PaO<sub>2</sub> in the non-starved group was higher than in the starved group (non-starved 40 [2649] kPa vs starved 30 [15–46] kPa. median and 25–75 percentile) but at 60 and 90 min the values for PaO<sub>2</sub> for the non-starvcd group were lower than those for the starved group (60 min: starved 31 [15–49] kPa vs non-starved 27 [11–38] kPa; 90 min: starved 31 [1244] kPa vs non-starved 22 [12–38] kPa) None of the differences between these values was statistically significant. Pre-operative starvation did not significantly increase intra-operativc PaO<sub>2</sub> under the conditions of this study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 75-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00293.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72248046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Endocrine response to lactate infusion during pentobarbitone anaesthesia","authors":"S.P.L. Luna , P.M. Taylor","doi":"10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00290.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00290.x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lactic acid was infused iv in 6 Welsh ponies during pentobarbitone anaesthesia to investigate whether lactate triggers the pituitary-adrenal response to anaesthesia. Ponies were premedicated with acepromazine and anaesthesia was induced with pentobarbitone iv and maintained with pentobarbitone/oxygen for 2 h. Immediately after induction, 3% L(+) lactic acid infusion was started and adjusted to maintain plasma lactate concentration between 2 and 2.5 mmol/l. Cardiorespiratory function, temperature. PCV, plasma glucose, lactate, βendorphin, ACTH, cortisol and catecholamine concentrations were measured before, during and after anaesthesia. Hypothermia, reduced PCV, slight hypotension (minimum value 84 ± 6 mmHg 20 min after induction of anaesthesia), hyperoxia and marked bradypnoea developed during anaesthesia. No acidaemia occurred. Plasma glucose concentration increased at the end of anaesthesia. There were no changes in plasma ACTH, cortisol and catecholamine concentrations, but plasma & endorphin increased after induction until the end of anaesthesia. There was a correlation between plasma lactate and β-endorphin concentrations (P<0.001, r=0.63), which may suggest that lactate stimulates βendorphin release. Beta-endorphin was apparently secreted independently from ACTH and appears to be a sensitive marker of a stress response.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"23 2","pages":"Pages 60-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1467-2995.1996.tb00290.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72248622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Short duration anaesthesia for minor procedures in dogs","authors":"P. K. Peshin, L. Hall","doi":"10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00292.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1467-2995.1996.TB00292.X","url":null,"abstract":"SUMMARY Anaesthesia was maintained with 4 different techniques in each of 12 dogs of ASA grades I or 11 undergoing 4 treatment sessions of mega-voltage x-ray therapy at weekly intervals. After induction of anaesthesia with propofol, these dogs received either: i) continiious pi-opofol iv infusion together with nitrous oxide/oxygen by inhalation: ii) halothane in nitrous oxiddoxygen; iii) entluraiie in nitrous oxide/oxygen; or iv) isollurane in nitrous oxide/oxygen. Anaesthesia dways enabled irradiation to be performed but stable anaesthesia was achieved more easily when enflurnne was used. The incidence of undesirable effects during anaesthesia wiis low. Recovery from the end of anaesthesia to swallowing was fastest Lifter enfluraiie (2.2 min median) but the recovery times to walking were similar (medians: halothane 12.5 min; entlurane 12.0 min; isoflurane 12.5 min; propofol I3 min). Personal preferences. local facilities and cost are likely to be the deciding factors in choice of any one of these techniques for dogs undergoing short procedures unussociatcd with surgical stimulation.","PeriodicalId":100854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia","volume":"84 1","pages":"70-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89336107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}