Anesthesia: Journal Club

04/02/2025 Taylor

Acevedo A, Muñoz KA, Stec M, Pitt K, Jones SA, Manfredi JM. Effect of preoperative ondansetron on postoperative nausea in healthy dogs undergoing laparoscopic gastropexy and castration. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 May-Jun;51(3):235-243. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.01.004. Epub 2024 Feb 1. PMID: 38413340.

Burke JE, Hess RS, Silverstein DC. Effectiveness of orally administered maropitant and ondansetron in preventing preoperative emesis and nausea in healthy dogs premedicated with a combination of hydromorphone, acepromazine, and glycopyrrolate. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 Dec 15;260(S1):S40-S45. doi: 10.2460/javma.21.02.0082. PMID: 34914630.

Lawrence-Mills S, Santoro F, Foster A, Talbot CT, Tinson E, Humm K. Retrospective evaluation of plasma transfusions in dogs undergoing general anaesthesia: 85 cases (2017-2021). Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Nov-Dec;51(6):594-602. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.07.005. Epub 2024 Jul 14. PMID: 39395873.

03/26/2025 Unis

Stalder GL, Petit T, Horowitz I, Hermes R, Saragusty J, Knauer F, Walzer C. Use of a medetomidine-ketamine combination for anesthesia in captive common hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2012 Jul 1;241(1):110-6. doi: 10.2460/javma.241.1.110. PMID: 22720995.

Bar-Am I, Avivi L, Horowitz M. Assignment of the human prosaposin gene (PSAP) to 10q22.1 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Giraffidae, okapi (Okapiajohnstoni), and giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis): evidence for ancestral telomeres at the okapi polymorphic rob (4;26) fusion site. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1996;72(4):316-8. doi: 10.1159/000134212. PMID: 8641138.

03/19/2025 Murphy

The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) Small Animal Sedation and Anesthesia
Monitoring Guidelines, 2025 update

Kuehr AA, Muir AJT, Liu CC, Benton-Levith EJ, Scully CM, Cremer J. Intramuscular injection of a commercially available medetomidine-vatinoxan hydrochloride mixture produces reliable sedation in sheep and goats with varying cardiopulmonary effects. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2024 Oct 25;263(1):106-112. doi: 10.2460/javma.24.08.0497. PMID: 39454633.

03/12/2025 Bukoski

Sansby E, Driver CJ, Borland K, Schofield I, Michou J. The sedative effect of intravenous butorphanol in dogs with intracranial space occupying lesions or indicators of intracranial hypertension. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2025 Jan-Feb;52(1):61-67. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.11.006. Epub 2024 Nov 19. PMID: 39690053.

Navarro-Altuna V, Purwin S, Ranninger E. The influence of anaesthesia drugs on puppy vitality after caesarean section: a systematic review. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2025 Mar-Apr;52(2):129-144. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.11.007. Epub 2024 Nov 23. PMID: 39915178.

03/05/2025

No meeting.

02/26/2025 Taylor

Moïse NS, Pariaut R, Gelzer AR, Kraus MS, Jung SW. Cardioversion with lidocaine of vagally associated atrial fibrillation in two dogs. J Vet Cardiol. 2005 Nov;7(2):143-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2005.09.004. Epub 2005 Nov 9. PMID: 19083330.

Hung WC, Ko JC, Weil AB, Weng HY. Evaluation of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure and the Use of Three Cuff Inflation Syringe Devices in Dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Feb 6;7:39. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00039. PMID: 32118062; PMCID: PMC7015870.

Pariaut R, Moïse NS, Koetje BD, Flanders JA, Hemsley SA, Farver TB, Gilmour RF Jr, Gelzer AR, Kraus MS, Otani NF. Lidocaine converts acute vagally associated atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in German Shepherd dogs with inherited arrhythmias. J Vet Intern Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):1274-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0188.x. Epub 2008 Sep 16. PMID: 18798790.

02/19/2025 Unis

Kreeger, T. J., & Armstrong, D. L. (2010). Tigers and Telazol: The Unintended Evolution of Caution to Contraindication. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74(6), 1183–1185. https://doi.org/10.2193/2009-186

Brenner DJ, Larsen RS, Dickinson PJ, Wack RF, Williams DC, Pascoe PJ. Development of an avian brachial plexus nerve block technique for perioperative analgesia in mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). J Avian Med Surg. 2010 Mar;24(1):24-34. doi: 10.1647/1082-6742-24.1.24. PMID: 20496603.

02/12/2025 Dodam

Wong AM, Schier MF, Hosgood G, Drynan E, Raisis AL. Influence of acepromazine on the cardiovascular effects of dobutamine in isoflurane-anaesthetised horses premedicated with romifidine. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2025 Jan-Feb;52(1):78-82. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.10.141. Epub 2024 Oct 24. PMID: 39665906.

Osteen JD, Immani S, Tapley TL, Indersmitten T, Hurst NW, Healey T, Aertgeerts K, Negulescu PA, Lechner SM. Pharmacology and Mechanism of Action of Suzetrigine, a Potent and Selective Na_V1.8 Pain Signal Inhibitor for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pain. Pain Ther. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1007/s40122-024-00697-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39775738.

01/29/2025 Murphy & Bukoski

Kuehr AA, Muir AJT, Liu CC, Benton-Levith EJ, Scully CM, Cremer J. Intramuscular injection of a commercially available medetomidine-vatinoxan hydrochloride mixture produces reliable sedation in sheep and goats with varying cardiopulmonary effects. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2024 Oct 25;263(1):106-112. doi: 10.2460/javma.24.08.0497. PMID: 39454633.

The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) Small Animal Sedation and Anesthesia Monitoring Guidelines, 2025 update

Fessler HE, Brower RG, Wise RA, Permutt S. Mechanism of reduced LV afterload by systolic and diastolic positive pleural pressure. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1988 Sep;65(3):1244-50. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1988.65.3.1244. PMID: 3053581.

Neira VM, AlFaraj A, Wiseman L, John R, Andreou P, Cohen A. Stability of Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Phenylephrine for Intravenous Infusions Stored in Three Commercial Plastic Syringe Brands. Anesthesiology. 2024 May 1;140(5):1047-1049. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004944. PMID: 38457213.

01/22/2025

No meeting.

01/15/2025

No meeting.

01/08/2025 Taylor

Redondo JI, Otero PE, Martínez-Taboada F, Doménech L, Hernández-Magaña EZ, Viscasillas J. Anaesthetic mortality in dogs: A worldwide analysis and risk assessment. Vet Rec. 2024 Jul 6;195(1):e3604. doi: 10.1002/vetr.3604. Epub 2023 Nov 13. PMID: 37953683.

Khanna AK, McDonell WN, Dyson DH, Taylor PM. Cardiopulmonary effects of hypercapnia during controlled intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the horse. Can J Vet Res. 1995 Jul;59(3):213-21. PMID: 8521355; PMCID: PMC1263768.

12/18/2024 Hipkiss

Ono K, Yamasaki M, Ichijo T, Satoh H. Effects of Alfaxalone on the Induction and Maintenance of Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua). J Avian Med Surg. 2023 Jun;37(1):13-21. doi: 10.1647/22-00021. PMID: 37358199.

Júnior GS, Comassetto F, Conterno GB, Victor de Souza J, de Souza Ferreira W, Griebeler LB, Oleskovicz N. The effect of intravenous magnesium sulphate infusion on total intravenous anesthesia with propofol in adult dogs: A randomized, blinded trial. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Nov-Dec;51(6):603-612. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.07.007. Epub 2024 Jul 26. PMID: 39181818.

12/11/2024 Murphy

Burkitt-Creedon JM, Boller M, Fletcher DJ, Brainard BM, Buckley GJ, Epstein SE, Fausak ED, Hopper K, Lane SL, Rozanski EA, Wolf J. 2024 RECOVER Guidelines: Updated treatment recommendations for CPR in dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2024 Jul-Aug;34 Suppl 1:104-123. doi: 10.1111/vec.13391. PMID: 38924627.

12/04/2024

No meeting.

11/27/2024 Taylor

Ellsworth ML, Ellis CG, Goldman D, Stephenson AH, Dietrich HH, Sprague RS. Erythrocytes: oxygen sensors and modulators of vascular tone. Physiology (Bethesda). 2009 Apr;24:107-16. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00038.2008. PMID: 19364913; PMCID: PMC2725440.

Camarasa JJ, Gordo I, Bird FG, Vallefuoco R, Longley M, Brissot HN. Owner-assisted recovery and early discharge after surgical treatment in dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome. J Small Anim Pract. 2023 Nov;64(11):680-686. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13647. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37345349.

11/20/2024 Hipkiss

Reis TS, Araújo DB, Paz CAD, Santos RG, Barbosa AS, Souza LV, Deiga YDS, Garcia VLO, Barbosa GB, Rocha LLD, Hamoy M. Etomidate as an anesthetic in Colossoma macropomum: Behavioral and electrophysiological data complement each other as a tool to assess anesthetic safety. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 6;19(8):e0305093. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305093. PMID: 39106269; PMCID: PMC11302908.

Digranes N, Hoeberg E, Lervik A, Hubin A, Nordgreen J, Haga HA. Motor effects of fentanyl in isoflurane-anaesthetized pigs and the subsequent effect of ketanserin or naloxone. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Sep-Oct;51(5):491-499. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.07.002. Epub 2024 Jul 8. PMID: 39142980.

11/13/2024 Bukoski

Pharmacokinetics lectures.

11/06/2023 Bukoski

Pharmacokinetics lectures.

10/30/2024

Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Abstracts

10/23/2024 Dodam

Biasi, A. (2024). On cat-human interaction from the viewpoint of physics: an equation of motion. arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.05400.

10/16/2024 Unis

Hendrix PK. Anesthetic management of an orangutan (Pongo abelii/pygmaeus) undergoing laparoscopic tubal ligation. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2006 Dec;37(4):531-4. doi: 10.1638/05-087.1. PMID: 17315439.

Romero P, Restitutti F, McGill N, Hoey S, Bennett RC. Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging. Ir Vet J. 2023 Oct 4;76(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13620-023-00256-7. PMID: 37789407; PMCID: PMC10548649.

10/09/2024 Taylor

Coleman AE, Shepard MK, Schmiedt CW, Hofmeister EH, Brown SA. Effects of orally administered enalapril on blood pressure and hemodynamic response to vasopressors during isoflurane anesthesia in healthy dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2016 Sep;43(5):482-94. doi: 10.1111/vaa.12338. Epub 2016 Feb 5. PMID: 26848816.

Staffieri F, Franchini D, Carella GL, Montanaro MG, Valentini V, Driessen B, Grasso S, Crovace A. Computed tomographic analysis of the effects of two inspired oxygen concentrations on pulmonary aeration in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2007 Sep;68(9):925-31. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.68.9.925. PMID: 17764405.

10/02/2024

No meeting.

09/25/24 Murphy

Story DA. Stewart Acid-Base: A Simplified Bedside Approach. Anesth Analg. 2016 Aug;123(2):511-5. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001261. PMID: 27140683.

Hu Y, Lim A. MAP 65-is it enough? Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2022 Apr 1;35(2):242-247. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001115. PMID: 35125394.

09/18/2024 Dodam

Dupont J, Mignini B, Salciccia A, Serteyn D, Sandersen C. Comparison of inhaled salbutamol and salmeterol for the treatment of arterial hypoxaemia in anaesthetized horses: a randomized clinical trial. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Sep-Oct;51(5):426-432. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.05.009. Epub 2024 May 29. PMID: 39138052.

Kudo, A., Oboso, R., Oshita, R., Yamauchi, A., Kamo, S., Yoshida, H., ... & Takagi, S. (2024). Peripheral warming for prevention of hypothermia in small dogs during soft-tissue surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

09/11/2024 Unis

Huckins GL, Tournade C, Patson C, Sladky KK. Lidocaine constant rate infusion improves the probability of survival in rabbits with gastrointestinal obstructions: 64 cases (2012-2021). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Sep 27;262(1):61-67. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.05.0274. PMID: 37758182.

Conner CM, Hoppes SM, Stevens BJ, Simon BT. Intranasal butorphanol and midazolam administered prior to intramuscular alfaxalone provides safe and effective sedation in Quaker parrots (Myiopsitta monachus). Am J Vet Res. 2022 Nov 7;83(12):ajvr.22.08.0140. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.22.08.0140. PMID: 36327169.

09/04/2024 Bukoski

Glasser SA, Domino KB, Lindgren L, Parcella P, Marshall C, Marshall BE. Pulmonary blood pressure and flow during atelectasis in the dog. Anesthesiology. 1983 Mar;58(3):225-31. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198303000-00004. PMID: 6829957.

Wiklund M, Granswed I, Nyman G. Pulsed inhaled nitric oxide improves arterial oxygenation in colic horses undergoing abdominal surgery. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2017 Sep;44(5):1139-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2016.11.015. Epub 2017 Apr 17. PMID: 29051000.

08/28/2024 Hipkiss

Lambertini C, Spaccini F, Mazzanti A, Spadari A, Lanci A, Romagnoli N. Lidocaine constant rate infusion in isoflurane anesthetized neonatal foals. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jan 17;10:1304868. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1304868. PMID: 38298459; PMCID: PMC10828045.

Araos J, Hayes GM, Nugen SA, Lao D, Fredericks CE, King AL, Martin-Flores M. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure helmet on respiratory function following surgical procedures in brachycephalic dogs: A randomized controlled trial. Vet Surg. 2024 Jul;53(5):872-880. doi: 10.1111/vsu.14111. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 38803143.

08/21/2024 Taylor   

Garcia Filho SG, de Andrade FSRM, Dos Santos RST, Gonçalves LA, Pereira MAA, de Souza AF, Ambrósio AM, Fantoni DT. Comparison of Hemodynamic Effects of Dobutamine and Ephedrine Infusions in Isoflurane-Anesthetized Horses. Vet Sci. 2023 Apr 6;10(4):278. doi: 10.3390/vetsci10040278. PMID: 37104433; PMCID: PMC10146723.

Zatroch KK, Sakai DM, Parry S, Campoy L, Martin-Flores M. Evaluation of atipamezole as a treatment for dexmedetomidine-induced cardiovascular depression in anesthetized cats. Am J Vet Res. 2019 May;80(5):455-460. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.80.5.455. PMID: 31034277.

08/14/2024

No meeting.

08/07/2024

No meeting.

07/31/2024 Unis

Berlin ER, Kinney ME, Howard LL, Perrin KL, Phair KA, Clancy MM, Ferris RL, Knych HK, Mama KR. Pharmacokinetics of intravenous propofol in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) after intramuscular etorphine-butorphanol-medetomidine-azaperone. Am J Vet Res. 2023 Feb 27;84(4):ajvr.22.12.0224. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.22.12.0224. PMID: 36812092.

Delk KW, Mama KR, Rao S, Radcliffe RW, Lamberski N. COMPARISON OF ANESTHESIA OF ADULT GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS) USING MEDETOMIDINE-KETAMINE WITH AND WITHOUT A POTENT OPIOID. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2019 Jun 13;50(2):457-460. doi: 10.1638/2018-0119. PMID: 31260214.

07/24/2024 Dodam

Brumund L, Wittenberg-Voges L, Rohn K, Kästner SBR. Risk assessment in equine anesthesia: a first evaluation of the usability, utility and predictivity of the two-part CHARIOT. Front Vet Sci. 2024 May 23;11:1384525. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1384525. PMID: 38846780; PMCID: PMC11155666.

Shafer SL, Teichman SL, Gottlieb IJ, Singla N, Minkowitz HS, Leiman D, Vaughn B, Donovan JF. Safety and Efficacy of Vocacapsaicin for Management of Postsurgical Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology. 2024 Aug 1;141(2):250-261. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005027. PMID: 38662910.

07/03/2024 Rummel

Ienello L, Rivas A, Martinelli L, Haley A, Byrne J, Wendt-Hornickle E. RESPONSE AND PHYSIOLOGIC OUTCOMES AFTER BUTORPHANOL, MIDAZOLAM, AND MEDETOMIDINE IMMOBILIZATION AND REVERSAL IN CAPTIVE REINDEER (RANGIFER TARANDUS). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2024 Mar;55(1):207-211. doi: 10.1638/2023-0011. PMID: 38453504.

Parkinson L, Chinnadurai S, Bailey J, Brainard B. ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION IN GREAT APES. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2023 Oct;54(3):639-644. doi: 10.1638/2022-0073. PMID: 37817631.

06/05/2024 Taylor

Välimäki E, Leppänen H, Turunen H, Raekallio M, Honkavaara J. The impact of intravenous medetomidine and vatinoxan on echocardiographic evaluation of dogs with stage B1 mitral valve disease. J Vet Cardiol. 2024 May 10;54:7-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2024.04.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38838577.

Acevedo A, Muñoz KA, Stec M, Pitt K, Jones SA, Manfredi JM. Effect of preoperative ondansetron on postoperative nausea in healthy dogs undergoing laparoscopic gastropexy and castration. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 May-Jun;51(3):235-243. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.01.004. Epub 2024 Feb 1. PMID: 38413340.

05/15/2024 Rummel 

Le-Bert CR, Bukoski A, Downs J, Hodgson DS, Thombs L, Ridgway SH, Bailey J. Apneustic anesthesia ventilation improves pulmonary function in anesthetized bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Front Vet Sci. 2024 Apr 5;11:1287478. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1287478. PMID: 38645641; PMCID: PMC11027569.

Luo L, Chen H, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Guo W, Yang Z, Li M. The effect of oral pregabalin on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in cats. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Apr 17:S1467-2987(24)00073-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.04.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38719760.

05/08/2024 Bukoski

Hoon TMAY, Kat ITW, Pasloske K, Farry T, Goodwin WA. A dose characterization study evaluating the pharmacodynamics and safety of a concentrated alfaxalone solution (4%) as an intramuscular sedative in dogs. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2024 May;47(3):157-167. doi: 10.1111/jvp.13423. Epub 2023 Dec 27. PMID: 38151755.

Ioannidis JP. Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124. Epub 2005 Aug 30. Erratum in: PLoS Med. 2022 Aug 25;19(8):e1004085. PMID: 16060722; PMCID: PMC1182327.

05/01/2024 Dodam

Maagaard M, Funder KS, Schou NK, Penny JØ, Toquer P, Laigaard J, Stormholt ER, Nørskov AK, Jæger P, Andersen JH, Mathiesen O. Combined Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine as Adjuncts to Popliteal and Saphenous Nerve Blocks in Patients Undergoing Surgery of the Foot or Ankle: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology. 2024 Mar 14. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004977. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38489226.

Zadrazil M, Marhofer P, Opfermann P, Schmid W, Marhofer D, Zeilberger M, Pracher L, Zeitlinger M. Liposomal Bupivacaine for Peripheral Nerve Blockade: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover, Triple-Blinded Pharmacodynamic Study in Volunteers. Anesthesiology. 2024 Apr 1. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004988. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38558118.

04/24/2024 Naes

Hegde V, Shanmugasundaram S, Shaikh S, Kulkarni V, Suresh N, Setzer FC, Nagendrababu V. Effect of Preoperative Oral Steroids in Comparison to Anti-inflammatory on Anesthetic Success of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Mandibular Molars with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis-A Double-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. J Endod. 2023 Apr;49(4):354-361. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2023.01.007. Epub 2023 Feb 2. PMID: 36736586.

Ludin NM, Orts-Sebastian A, Cheeseman JF, Chong J, Merry AF, Cumin D, Yamazaki S, Pawley MDM, Warman GR. General Anaesthesia Shifts the Murine Circadian Clock in a Time-Dependant Fashion. Clocks Sleep. 2021 Jan 26;3(1):87-97. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep3010006. PMID: 33530488; PMCID: PMC7930986.

04/17/2024 Taylor

Jones H, Robson K, Maddox T, Alderson B. Incidence of and risk factors for poor recovery quality in dogs recovering from general anaesthesia-a prospective case control study. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2023 Dec 15:S1467-2987(23)00366-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2023.12.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38350794.

Adam M, Lindén J, Raekallio M, Meller A, Mannerström B, Abu-Shahba A, Seppänen-Kaijansinkko R, Salla K. Effects of vatinoxan on xylazine-induced pulmonary alterations in sheep. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Jan;45(1):117-125. doi: 10.1111/jvp.13013. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34478172.

04/10/2024 Rummel

Meier M, Kazmir-Lysak K, Kälin I, Torgerson PR, Ringer SK. The influence of hypoxaemia, hypotension and hypercapnia (among other factors) on quality of recovery from general anaesthesia in horses. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Mar-Apr;51(2):135-143. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2023.10.032. Epub 2023 Oct 23. PMID: 38331674.

Roug A, Nol P, Mama K. EFFICACY OF TOLAZOLINE AND VATINOXAN IN REDUCING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF BUTORPHANOL-AZAPERONE-MEDETOMIDINE IMMOBILIZATION IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2024 Mar;55(1):136-142. doi: 10.1638/2023-0049. PMID: 38453496.

04/03/2024 Dittmer

Stabile M, Lacitignola L, Acquafredda C, Scardia A, Crovace A, Staffieri F. Evaluation of a constant rate intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine on the duration of a femoral and sciatic nerve block using lidocaine in dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2023 Jan 13;9:1061605. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1061605. PMID: 36713886; PMCID: PMC9880291.

Hovda T, Graham L, Love L. Ventricular arrhythmias during anesthesia in a juvenile German Shepherd Dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Dec 1;262(2):263-265. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.09.0529. PMID: 38041948.

03/20/2024 Bukoski

Mair A, Ferreira J, Ricco C, Nitzan M. Appraisal of the 'penumbra effect' using lingual pulse oximetry in anaesthetized dogs and cats. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2020 Mar;47(2):177-182. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.08.050. Epub 2019 Nov 5. PMID: 31982340.

Mair A, Martinez-Taboada F, Nitzan M. Effect of lingual gauze swab placement on pulse oximeter readings in anaesthetised dogs and cats. Vet Rec. 2017 Jan 14;180(2):49. doi: 10.1136/vr.103861. Epub 2016 Nov 4. PMID: 27815366.

03/13/2024 Dittmer 

Tayade, K. N., Thorat, M. G., Raulkar, R. V., Chepte, S. D., Salve, P. D., & Pawar, M. B. (2021). Evaluation of isoflurane and sevoflurane anaesthesia for ovariohysterectomy in dexmedetomidine and butorphanol pre-medicated dog.

Anjana RR, Parikh PV, Mahla JK, Kelawala DN, Patel KP, Ashwath SN. Comparative evaluation of isoflurane and sevoflurane in avian patients. Vet World. 2021 May;14(5):1067-1073. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1067-1073. Epub 2021 May 4. PMID: 34220105; PMCID: PMC8243694.

03/06/2024 Dodam

Debuigne M, Chesnel MA, Chebroux A. The analgesic effects of magnesium in veterinary patients: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Mar-Apr;51(2):115-125. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38331673.

De Oliveira GS Jr, Castro-Alves LJ, Khan JH, McCarthy RJ. Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 2013 Jul;119(1):178-90. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318297630d. PMID: 23669270.

For more background, 

Herroeder S, Schönherr ME, De Hert SG, Hollmann MW. Magnesium--essentials for anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology. 2011 Apr;114(4):971-93. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318210483d. PMID: 21364460.

02/28/2024 Taylor

Raffe MR. Total Intravenous Anesthesia for the Small Animal Critical Patient. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2020 Nov;50(6):1433-1444. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2020.07.007. Epub 2020 Aug 20. PMID: 32829950.

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Vicenti C, Otero PE, Briganti A, Rondelli V, Stabile M, Piemontese C, Crovace A, Lacitignola L, Staffieri F. Respiratory Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Administered during Recovery from General Anesthesia in Brachycephalic Dogs. Vet Sci. 2024 Feb 6;11(2):75. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11020075. PMID: 38393093; PMCID: PMC10893332.