Continuous intravenous anaesthesia with sufentanil and midazolam in medetomidine premedicated New Zealand White rabbits

Abstract

Conclusions: TIVA with sufentanil-midazolam provided smooth induction and recovery of anaesthesia in rabbits but with marked hypotension and respiratory depression, requiring mechanical ventilation. Further evaluation is needed to establish if the protocol is useful for rabbits undergoing surgery.

Keywords

Opioid; Benzodiazepine; Alpha-2-agonist; TIVA; Rabbit; Sufentanil; Midazolam; Respiratory depression; Hypotension

Published in

BMC Veterinary Research
2013, volume: 9, article number: 21

SLU Authors

• Hedenqvist, Patricia

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Edner, Anna

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Fahlman, Åsa

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Jensen Waern, Marianne

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-21

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/44391