Jana Flyps, Maarten Haspeslagh, Stefaan Bouchez, Jan F A Hendrickx, Andreas Meiser, Stijn Schauvliege
{"title":"Combining an anaesthetic conserving device with a circle breathing system to minimise isoflurane waste: an in vitro study.","authors":"Jana Flyps, Maarten Haspeslagh, Stefaan Bouchez, Jan F A Hendrickx, Andreas Meiser, Stijn Schauvliege","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare isoflurane consumption and efficiency of an anaesthetic conserving device (ACD) and a vaporiser (VAP) in a circle breathing system during artificial ventilation.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>In vitro study.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>None.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Isoflurane was delivered via VAP or ACD with tidal volumes (V<sub>T</sub>s) of 500 or 4000 mL, creating four setups: VAP500, VAP4000, ACD500 and ACD4000, each repeated four times. The ACD was positioned between an artificial lung and the Y-piece of the breathing circuit. For ACD4000, four ACDs were connected using a 3D-printed connector. Isoflurane delivery followed a predefined decision tree to achieve a concentration of 1.0% in the artificial lung. After reaching steady state, 400 breaths were recorded. Vapour concentrations were measured in the artificial lung (C<sub>lung</sub>) and scavenging hose (C<sub>scav</sub>). Liquid isoflurane consumption and reflection efficiency (RE) were calculated. Data were analysed using generalised linear mixed models and Mann-Whitney U-tests in SPSS. Results are presented as means (95% confidence intervals).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Liquid isoflurane consumption was lower with ACD500 than with VAP500 [1.2 (1.1-1.3) versus 5.4 mL (5.3-5.6); p = 0.021], and lower with ACD4000 than with VAP4000 [5.2 (4.4-6.0) versus 6.1 mL (5.7-6.4); p = 0.043]. RE was higher with ACD500 than with VAP500 [88.37 (88.17-88.56) versus 46.96% (46.59-47.32); p < 0.001], and higher with ACD4000 than with VAP4000 [93.69 (93.46-93.92) versus 92.61% (92.58-92.65); p < 0.001]. C<sub>scav</sub> was lower with ACD500 than with VAP500 [0.0 (0.00-0.00) versus 0.29% (0.29-0.29); p < 0.001], and lower with ACD4000 than with VAP4000 [0.09 (0.07-0.10) versus 0.43% (0.42 - 0.44); p < 0.001].</p><p><strong>Conclusion and clinical relevance: </strong>The ACD reduces isoflurane consumption and C<sub>scav</sub> while improving RE at a fresh gas flow of 2 L minute<sup>-1</sup> in circle breathing systems, indicating clinical and environmental benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 6","pages":"101370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149225014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anaesthetic management in a canine patient with cerebral salt-wasting syndrome: a case report","authors":"Giannetti Manuela, Ascione Francesco, Stefanello Cristiano, Rocchi Paola, Bortolami Elisa","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marculescu Alexandra-Gloria, Degani Massimiliano, Legrand Margaux, Merveille Anne-Christine, Sandersen Charlotte, Graff Sophie
{"title":"Dexmedetomidine infusion as part of anaesthetic management in a dog with atrial fibrillation and heart failure undergoing patent ductus arteriosus closure","authors":"Marculescu Alexandra-Gloria, Degani Massimiliano, Legrand Margaux, Merveille Anne-Christine, Sandersen Charlotte, Graff Sophie","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101321","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101321","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"T-wave over sensing in a pacemaker-dependent dog under general anesthesia caused by a change in T-wave morphology during infusion of dopamine and norepinephrine","authors":"Noah D. Pavlisko, Laura K. Massey, Caroline Fitch","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 13-year-old intact male mixed-breed dog with a left-sided adrenal gland mass presented for an anesthetized computed tomography scan to aid with surgical planning. The dog had previously undergone transvenous implantation of a single-chamber, right-sided permanent pacemaker placed for treatment of a high-grade second-degree atrioventricular block. The pacemaker mode was changed from variable rate response (ventricular pacing, ventricular sensing, inhibited response, and rate modulation) to fixed demand (ventricular pacing, ventricular sensing, and inhibited response) in preparation for anesthesia, and the rate was set to 95 beats minute<sup>−1</sup>. The dog was premedicated with intravenous (IV) butorphanol tartrate (0.3 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>) and anesthesia was induced with propofol (1.25 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>, IV) and midazolam (0.3 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>, IV). Anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane delivered in oxygen. Following induction of anesthesia, there was a decrease in the mean arterial blood pressure from 108 mmHg to 45 mmHg, which was effectively treated with a bolus of lactated Ringer’s solution (5 mL kg<sup>−1</sup>, IV) and infusions of dopamine (12 μg kg<sup>−1</sup> minute<sup>−1</sup>) and norepinephrine (0.1 μg kg<sup>−1</sup> minute<sup>−1</sup>). After starting dopamine and norepinephrine infusions, mean arterial blood pressure increased to 80 mmHg, and the ventricular rate decreased to 60 beats minute<sup>−1</sup>. Interrogation of the pacemaker revealed a change in T-wave morphology, which resulted in T-wave oversensing. Decreasing the lead sensitivity of the pacemaker corrected oversensing and restored the paced ventricular rate to 95 beats minute<sup>−1</sup>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101292"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Greenhalgh Stephen, Silver-MacMahon Helen, C. Duncan Juliet
{"title":"Human Factors and non-technical skills in veterinary anaesthesia: the current landscape of education and training","authors":"N. Greenhalgh Stephen, Silver-MacMahon Helen, C. Duncan Juliet","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101353"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A survey to evaluate the use of the Erector Spinae Plane block (ESPB) in small animal practice","authors":"Cabellos Clemente Cristian, Pawson Patricia, Robertson Josephine","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Van den Broeke Charlotte, Merchiers Alexandre, Alonso Bruna, Gozalo Marcilla Miguel, Rodrigues de Oliveira Alice, Haspeslagh Maarten, Schauvliege Stijn
{"title":"Antagonizing romifidine-induced sedation in horses using intravenous atipamezole","authors":"Van den Broeke Charlotte, Merchiers Alexandre, Alonso Bruna, Gozalo Marcilla Miguel, Rodrigues de Oliveira Alice, Haspeslagh Maarten, Schauvliege Stijn","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101348","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101348"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified ultrasound-guided transversus thoracic plane block: cadaveric study and preliminary clinical results in dogs undergoing median sternotomy for thoracic surgery","authors":"Rico Pérez Bartolomé, Parra Martínez Cristina","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101322","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101322"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gittel Claudia, Filipas Malina, Mead Sophie, Alexander Akash, Owen Laura
{"title":"Comparison of Isoflurane and Propofol anaesthesia in brachycephalic dogs undergoing corrective airway surgery – a pilot study","authors":"Gittel Claudia, Filipas Malina, Mead Sophie, Alexander Akash, Owen Laura","doi":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vaa.2026.101336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23626,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia","volume":"53 5","pages":"Article 101336"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148934732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}