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Inhalation anesthesia during abdominal operative interventions in dogs
The use of selected schemes for anesthesia in dogs laparotomnoy operations accompanied by inhibition of
consciousness, loss of tone of the skeletal muscles, and varying degrees of analgesia. Getting anesthesia in all groups was fast
and held on average since the introduction 0,5-1min or early induction of anesthetic. It should be noted that the use of inhaled
anesthetics recommended a gradual increase in concentration from 0.5% to 3% and the level of surgical anesthesia comes
with 7-10 min.
Doubtless advantage of inhalation anesthesia is its manageability. Since the duration of anesthesia in the first group
determined the time of the inhalation. While the second and third groups, the duration of anesthesia amounted to 7,4 ± 0,56
and 18,5 ± 1,6 minutes. The specified time frames tend not to perform the surgery because to maintain the proper level of
anesthesia has repeatedly referred bolus use drugs.
The important point for the assessment schemes is to ensure adequate anesthesia analgesic effect. None of the
anesthetics used does not have a pronounced analgesic effect. However, the scheme include neuroleptic xylazine sedation
allowed in all groups receive adequate analgesic and anesthetic effects expressed for abdominal surgery.
For all schemes established anesthesia respiratory depression in dogs, it was most important in applying tiopenatu. In the
second and third groups immediately after administration of anesthetic watched short-term increase in respiratory rate,
followed by a short sleep and its subsequent oppression. Short-term increase in heart rate set in the first and second groups
with subsequent inhibition of heart rate in all groups.
For isoflurane inhalation anesthesia recovery of patients after cessation of inhalation occurs quickly, within minutes 2,45
± 0,5, open the eyes of animals, begin to respond to external stimuli, raise the head. When using propofol present within 11,5
± 1,1hv. Longest wake of patients continuing in the application of thiopental sodium to 55,2 ± 5,5min.
Study basic life indicators in all groups of animals showing probable reduction in heart rate as during sedation and in
anesthetized animals. Vodnos likely inhibition of cardiovascular 79,3 ± 0,9 beats / min and respiratory systems 16,7 ± 1,2
breathing movements / min was in the third group of animals where tiopenat was used. The mentioned weakening of cardiac
activity and respiration caused a probable decrease arterial blood oxygen saturation, particularly SpO2 rate significantly
decreased to 89,1 ± 2,4% compared to the state before anesthesia.
The use of inhalation anesthesia using isoflurane likely accompanied by a weakening of the heart, but the heart rate was
significantly higher than with tiopenatu. The rest of the studied parameters tended to decrease in the normal range.
A similar reaction was in dogs on the use of propofol, significantly decreased heart rate, respiratory rate while SpO 2 and
not decreased significantly.
Action majority of anesthetics is accompanied by body temperature regulation established a probable decrease in body
temperature when using propofol to ºC 37,2 ± 0,2 and 36,9 ± 0,5 tiopenatu ° C. Inhaled isoflurane temperature decreased but
not significantly.
The use of isoflurane inhalation anesthesia in the dogs scheme for surgical interventions on abdominal organs can reduce
the threat of hemodynamic disorder, which is especially important in animals with cardiovascular failure, significant loss of
blood, shock conditions. The advantages of izoflurane anesthesia is a high level of control of anesthesia, quickly change the
depth of anesthesia, a long time to maintain anesthesia, a quick exit from the anesthesia, which creates prospects for further
implementation in practice.
The use of intravenous anesthetic injection ultrashort actions such as the proposed scheme propofol anesthesia also has a
significant negative impact on hemodynamics in dogs by abdominal surgery. The shortcomings of the kind of anesthesia is
need for continuous support for bolus or drip anesthesia, which complicates dosing and control.
Application of tiopenatu anesthesia in dogs threatens hemodynamic disorders in patients, significantly inhibited the
activity of the respiratory and cardiovascular system that prevents its use in patients in critical condition, old animals and for
cardiovascular disease.
Key words: inhalation anesthesia, isoflurane, dogs, abdominal pathology, schemes of anestesia.
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