Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: Randomized prospective clinical study. ANIMALS: One hundred and sixteen dogs (ASA I or II), admitted for elective surgical procedures. The dogs were a mixed population of males and females, purebreds and mixed breeds, 0.25-13.4 years of age, weighing 1.8-57.7 kg. METHODS: RESULTS: Dogs receiving acepromazine before the opioid (group I) had a significantly lower incidence of vomiting (18%) than dogs in groups II (45%) and III (55%). The degree of sedation was significantly lower in the dogs receiving the combination of acepromazine and the opioid (group II) than in dogs receiving the opioid as the first drug (group III). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:
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Authors | Alexander Valverde, Shauna Cantwell, Jorge Hernández, Celeste Brotherson |
Journal | Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
(Vet Anaesth Analg)
Vol. 31
Issue 1
Pg. 40-5
(Jan 2004)
ISSN: 1467-2987 [Print] United States |
PMID | 14756752
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Antiemetics
- Acepromazine
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Topics |
- Acepromazine
(therapeutic use)
- Analgesics, Opioid
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Anesthesia
(veterinary)
- Animals
- Antiemetics
(therapeutic use)
- Dogs
(physiology)
- Female
- Male
- Preanesthetic Medication
(veterinary)
- Prospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Vomiting
(drug therapy, veterinary)
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