Table 3.
Trials with dexmedetomidine, tiletamine-zolazepam, and butorphanol (DTZB). Dexmedetomidine and tiletamine-zolazepam were administered IP and butorphanol was administered at 3 mg/kg SC. Data is reported in marginal means and standard error.
| Anesthetic duration (minutes) | Recovery time (minutes) | Anesthesia achieved (%) | Heart rate (bpm) | Respiratory rate (bpm) | |
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| Dexmedetomidine 0.2 mg/kg | |||||
| Tiletamine-zolazepam | |||||
| 10 mg/kg | 28 (±21) | 105 (±16) | 50% (3/6) | 188 (±12) | 132 (±4) |
| 20 mg/kg | 73 (±16) | 168 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 191 (±12) | 137 (±4) |
| 40 mg/kg | 143 (±16) | 217 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 198 (±12) | 137 (±4) |
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| Dexmedetomidine 0.4 mg/kg | |||||
| Tiletamine-zolazepam | |||||
| 10 mg/kg | 90 (±18) | 161 (±16) | 33% (2/6) | 199 (±12) | 129 (±4) |
| 20 mg/kg | 110 (±16) | 224 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 202 (±12) | 134 (±4) |
| 40 mg/kg | 163 (±16) | 273 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 209 (±12) | 134 (±4) |
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| Dexmedetomidine 0.6 mg/kg | |||||
| Tiletamine-zolazepam | |||||
| 10 mg/kg | 80 (±16) | 213 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 195 (±12) | 131 (±4) |
| 20 mg/kg | 195 (17) | 276 (±17) | 100% (6/6) | 198 (±12) | 136 (±4) |
| 40 mg/kg | 216 (±16) | 325 (±16) | 100% (6/6) | 205 (±12) | 136 (±4) |