Table 2.
EPSS (distance between E-point of the mitral valve and IVS: interventricular septum) (cm) [median (minimum-maximum)] after administration of metoclopramide and ondansetron in donkeys at different time points.
| Treatment | Time after administration (min) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T15 | T30 | T60 | T90 | T120 | T180 | T240 | T300 | T360 | |
| Placebo | 2.8 (1.9–4.8) | 3 (2–4.8) | 2.9 (1.9–4.7) | 2.9 (1.9–4.8) | 2.9 (1.8–4.7)a | 3 (2–4.8) | 2.9 (1.9–4.8) | 2.9 (1.9–4.9)a | 2.9 (2–4.8) | 2.8 (1.9–4.9) |
| Metoclopramide 0.25 mg Kg−1 (n = 10) | 2.9 (1.9–4.8) | 2.8 (1.6–5.8) | 2.7 (2.2–8.1)* | 2.3 (0.9–8.5)* | 2 (1.3–2.4)b | 2.2 (1.1–3.1) | 2.1 (1.4–3.9) | 1.6 (1–2.8)b | 2.7 (1.9–4.3) | 2.8 (2.2–4.8) |
| Ondansetron 0.15 mg Kg−1 (n = 10) | 2.9 (2–4.8) | 3.2 (2.8–3.3) | 3.3 (1.9–4.3) | 3.4 (2.2–3.6) | 2.5 (2.1–3.8)a | 2.4 (2.2–3.8) | 2.8 (2.1–3.4) | 2.4 (2–3.2)a | 3.1 (2–3.9) | 3 (2.3–3.1) |
a,b Variables with different superscript letters within the same time point significantly differ at p < 0.05.
Variables with (*) significantly differ at p < 0.05 over time.