TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of dexmedetomidine and xylazine on cardiovascular function during total intravenous anaesthesia with midazolam and ketamine and recovery quality and duration in horses

AU - Hopster, Klaus

AU - Müller, Christina

AU - Hopster-Iversen, Charlotte

AU - Stahl, Jessica

AU - Rohn, Karl

AU - Kästner, Sabine

N1 - © 2013 Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia.

PY - 2014/1

Y1 - 2014/1

N2 - OBJECTIVES: To compare cardiovascular effects and recovery quality and duration of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with xylazine-ketamine-midazolam or dexmedetomidine-ketamine-midazolam.STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized experimental cross-over trial.ANIMALS: Eight adult warmblood horses.METHODS: After sedation with acepromazine and either xylazine [0.5 mg kg(-1) , intravenously (IV)] or dexmedetomidine (3.5 μg kg(-1) IV) anaesthesia was induced with ketamine and midazolam and maintained with a constant rate infusion (CRI) of xylazine (1 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) [XKM] or dexmedetomidine (7 μg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) [DKM] in combination with midazolam (0.1 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ), and ketamine infusion (initially 3 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) for 120 minutes. Ketamine infusion rate was increased in response to positive reactions to electrical nociceptive stimulation performed every 30 minutes. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and cardiac output (Q˙t) were measured before treatment (baseline), after sedation (not Q˙t), and during anaesthesia. Xylazine, dexmedetomidine, midazolam and ketamine kinetics were calculated, from plasma drug concentrations. Twenty minutes after end of TIVA, flumazenil (0.01 mg kg(-1) IV) was administered. Recovery quality and duration were assessed. Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measurements or Wilcoxon signed rank test as relevant were used to analyse data with an alpha of 5%.RESULTS: Compared to baseline, MAP did not change, while similar, but limited, decreases in HR and Q˙t were observed in both TIVA's. Mean ketamine doses of 3.7 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) were required with both treatments. Plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine and xylazine showed high intra- and inter-individual changes with elimination half-lifes of 46 ± 7 minutes and 64 ± 13 minutes, respectively. Recovery quality was good to excellent with mean duration of 37 ± 16 and 46 ± 21 minutes after stopping TIVA with XKM and DKM, respectively.CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Both drug combinations are suitable to maintain anaesthesia for two hours, with good cardiovascular and good to excellent recovery conditions.

AB - OBJECTIVES: To compare cardiovascular effects and recovery quality and duration of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with xylazine-ketamine-midazolam or dexmedetomidine-ketamine-midazolam.STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized experimental cross-over trial.ANIMALS: Eight adult warmblood horses.METHODS: After sedation with acepromazine and either xylazine [0.5 mg kg(-1) , intravenously (IV)] or dexmedetomidine (3.5 μg kg(-1) IV) anaesthesia was induced with ketamine and midazolam and maintained with a constant rate infusion (CRI) of xylazine (1 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) [XKM] or dexmedetomidine (7 μg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) [DKM] in combination with midazolam (0.1 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ), and ketamine infusion (initially 3 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) ) for 120 minutes. Ketamine infusion rate was increased in response to positive reactions to electrical nociceptive stimulation performed every 30 minutes. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and cardiac output (Q˙t) were measured before treatment (baseline), after sedation (not Q˙t), and during anaesthesia. Xylazine, dexmedetomidine, midazolam and ketamine kinetics were calculated, from plasma drug concentrations. Twenty minutes after end of TIVA, flumazenil (0.01 mg kg(-1) IV) was administered. Recovery quality and duration were assessed. Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measurements or Wilcoxon signed rank test as relevant were used to analyse data with an alpha of 5%.RESULTS: Compared to baseline, MAP did not change, while similar, but limited, decreases in HR and Q˙t were observed in both TIVA's. Mean ketamine doses of 3.7 mg kg(-1) hour(-1) were required with both treatments. Plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine and xylazine showed high intra- and inter-individual changes with elimination half-lifes of 46 ± 7 minutes and 64 ± 13 minutes, respectively. Recovery quality was good to excellent with mean duration of 37 ± 16 and 46 ± 21 minutes after stopping TIVA with XKM and DKM, respectively.CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Both drug combinations are suitable to maintain anaesthesia for two hours, with good cardiovascular and good to excellent recovery conditions.

KW - Anesthesia Recovery Period

KW - Anesthetics, Dissociative/administration & dosage

KW - Animals

KW - Blood Pressure/drug effects

KW - Cross-Over Studies

KW - Dexmedetomidine/administration & dosage

KW - Drug Therapy, Combination

KW - Heart Rate/drug effects

KW - Horses

KW - Hypnotics and Sedatives/administration & dosage

KW - Ketamine/administration & dosage

KW - Midazolam/administration & dosage

KW - Time Factors

KW - Xylazine/administration & dosage

U2 - 10.1111/vaa.12095

DO - 10.1111/vaa.12095

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24127757

VL - 41

SP - 25

EP - 35

JO - Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

JF - Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

SN - 1467-2987

IS - 1

ER -