Isoflurane sparing action of epidurally administered xylazine hydrochloride in anesthetized dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 854-859

  Soares, Joao Herique N ^a   Ascoli, Fabio O ^a   Gremiao, Isabela D F ^a   Gomez de Segura, Ignacio A ^b   Filho, Firmino Marsico ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLAZINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANIMALS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; ISOFLURANE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 3042525201     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.854     Document Type: Article

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