N. Vesal

Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

[ 1 ] - Anesthetic management of diaphragmatic hernia repair in a dog: a case report and literature review of anesthetic techniques

This case report describes the anesthetic management and ventilation technique in the surgical treatmentof traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a dog. A 5-month-old 8-kg female terrier with a history of car accidentwas presented for femoral fracture repair. Before anesthetic induction, marked tachypnea and dyspnea werenoted. Diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed based upon radiographic and ultrasonog...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of several drug combinations for intraperitoneal anaesthesia in adult male rats

The objective of this study was to evaluate several drug combinations for intraperitoneal anaesthesia in laboratory rats. Following dose determination of anaesthetics in a pilot study, 45 healthy adult male rats were randomly assigned in 9 treatment groups and received propofol (alone or in combination with xylazine, midazolam, or ketamine) or ketamine (in combination with xylazine, midazolam, ...

[ 3 ] - Evaluation of the anti-nociceptive effects of morphine, tramadol, meloxicam and their combinations using the tail-flick test in rats

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate anti-nociceptive effects of morphine, tramadol, meloxicam and their combinations in rats. Seventy male Wistar rats were divided into seven equal groups and randomly assigned to receive intraperitoneal saline (S) (control group, 1.0 mL kg-1), morphine (MO) (4.0 mg kg-1), tramadol (TR) (12.5 mg kg-1), meloxicam (ML)...

[ 4 ] - Brachial plexus block using lidocaine/ epinephrine or lidocaine/ xylazine in fat-tailed sheep

This blinded, randomized experimental study was designed to evaluate the analgesic effects of adding epinephrine or xylazine to lidocaine solution for brachial plexus block (BPB) in sheep. Nine healthy, fat-tailed female lambs (26.6 ± 1.5 kg) were randomly allocated into three groups: lidocaine 2%, 5 mg kg-1 (LID, n = 6), lidocaine (5 mg kg-1) with epinephrine 5 µg mL...

[ 5 ] - بررسی نحوه نگرش به درد پیرامون جراحی در دانشکده‌های دامپزشکی ایران

خلاصه پیشگیری و درمان درد ناشی از جراحی یکی از وظایف دامپزشکان محسوب می‌شود. در حال حاضر در خصوص مدیریت درد پیرامون جراحی در دانشکده‌های دامپزشکی کشور و نحوه نگرش دامپزشکان کشور به مقوله درد و تسکین آن در حیوانات جراحی شده اطلاعاتی در دست نیست. در بررسی مقدماتی حاضر، پروتکل بیهوشی، داروهای ضد درد در دسترس و میزان بکارگیری آنها برای تسکین درد ناشی از جراحی (در دام های کوچک و بزرگ) در درمانگاه‌...

[ 6 ] - مسمومیت و سوءمصرف داروی آرام‌بخش زایلازین در انسان

Users of veterinary medicines (veterinarians, veterinary technicians or animal farmers) are inadvertently or intentionally at risk of veterinary drugs' abuse. Some medications, such as sedatives and anesthetics may lead to poisoning signs and even death in individuals due to the high toxicity. Xylazine as a non-narcotic drug is used as a sedative factor or a pre-anesthetic medicine in different...

[ 7 ] - سوء مصرف کتامین: پدیده‌ای نوظهور در ایران

Drug abuse is unfortunately on the rise probably due to easier access and lack of sufficient control and protective measures. A case in point is ketamine, basically an anesthetic agent taken via injection. The drug is abused mainly because it has a hallucinogenic effect. It is frequently used in parties along with several other drugs and alcohol particularly by young people. Individuals who abu...

[ 8 ] - Evaluation of Antinociceptive Efficacy of pre versus post-incisional Morphine, Tramadol or Meloxicam in Rats

Objective- To evaluate antinociceptive efficacy of pre- versus post-incisional morphine, tramadol and meloxicam using tail-flick test in an incisional model of pain in rats. Design- Prospective, randomized experimental study. Animals- Eighty, adult, male Wistar rats weighing 250–300 g. Procedures- Animals were randomly divided into eight groups to receive pre- or post-incisional (tail skin i...

[ 9 ] - Evaluation of Intravenous Lidocaine Overdose in Chickens (Gallus domesticus)

Objective- To evaluate the total toxic dose of lidocaine and serum lidocaine concentrations resulting in clinical signs of toxicity in chickens. Design- Experimental study Animals- Eight healthy, female, 55-week-old chickens (Lohman breed) weighing 1.45 ± 0.17 kg (mean ± SD) Procedure- A loading dose of 2% lidocaine (4 mg/kg) was administered IV, followed by a constant-rate infusion at a dose o...

[ 10 ] - The analgesic interaction of tramadol and morphine in rats: An isobolographic study

In order to assess possible synergistic antinociceptive interactions, the analgesic effects of intra-peritoneal tramadol and morphine administered either separately or in combination were determined using tail-flick latency test following exposure to radiant heat in rats. Groups of eight male Sprague-Dawley rats received either tramadol (3.90, 7.00, 12.50, and 22.20 mg kg-1) and morp...