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Doppler blood pressure measurement in pigs during anaesthesia
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Doppler blood pressure measurement in pigs during anaesthesia

G.C. Musk, R.S. Costa and J. Tuke
Research in Veterinary Science, Vol.97(1), pp.129-131
2014
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Abstract

To determine the accuracy of Doppler blood pressure measurement in anaesthetised pigs eight large white pigs (Sus scrofa) were anaesthetised with zolazepam and tiletamine as Zoletil 100 (4 mg/kg) and xylazine (2 mg/kg) by intramuscular injection followed by isoflurane in 100% oxygen. Blood pressure measurements were recorded using a Doppler probe on the radial artery and a catheter in the femoral artery connected to a transducer. The sample mean of the Doppler measurements were compared with the sample mean of the invasive systolic arterial blood pressure while accounting for the heart rate, end-tidal CO2 and temperature. The predicted error of the Doppler was greatest when pigs were hypotensive and normothermic: 11 mmHg (CI: 6-15). Doppler measurements should be interpreted with caution in anaesthetised pigs that are hypotensive and normothermic.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.43 Anesthesiology
1.43.1642 Veterinary Anesthesia
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Plant & Animal Science
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