Epidural analgesia with xylazine or detomidine in dogs undergoing orthopedic procedures

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Maria Olivo de Cerqueira
Celso Braga Sobrinho
Dayane de Oliveira Ferreira
Jordana Casemiro Pinto Monteiro

Abstract

The agonists of α2-adrenoceptors may be classified as a sedative hypnotic
and have additional myorelaxant and analgesic properties, therefore, for presenting such characteristics, they are alternatives to using opioids, via epidural. Thus, it was evaluated in fourteen dogs the analgesic and cardiorespiratory effects caused by epidural injection of xylazine ordetomidine, to compare the level of analgesia provided by both products. The range of Melbourne was applied for performing the comparison, considering as criteria for the administration of analgesia rescue a score of 13 points. Both groups did not present any significant changes and not required analgesic rescue. The conclusion was that the two drugs produce intense analgesia during the transurgical and postoperative periods without any effect on respiratory depression, bradycardia or hypotension.

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CERQUEIRA, M. O. DE; BRAGA SOBRINHO, C.; FERREIRA, D. DE O.; MONTEIRO, J. C. P. Epidural analgesia with xylazine or detomidine in dogs undergoing orthopedic procedures. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 8-14, 1 Mar. 2017.
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ANESTHESIOLOGY