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Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in an anaesthetised calf - a case report
J.S. Souljai, S. Sooryadas, P.T. Dinesh, George Chandy and O. K. Sindhu
doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2021.52 (2): 204-207.
Author Details
J.S. Souljai: MVSc. Scholar, Dept. of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
S. Sooryadas: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
P.T. Dinesh: Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
George Chandy: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
O. K. Sindhu: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, 673576, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India
Article History
Received: 29.12.2020 Accepted: 01.02.2021 Published online: 01.06.2021
Corresponding author: Souljai, J. S. Email ID: drsouljaijs@gmail.com, Phone: 6282621919
Citation: Souljai, J. S., Sooryadas, S., Dinesh, P. T., George, C. and Sindhu, O. K. 2021. Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in an anaesthetised calf - a case report. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 52(2): 204-207. https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.
Abstract
A six month old cross bred calf was presented with a swelling on lateral abdomen and diagnosed with lateral abdominal hernia, which underwent herniorrhaphy under general anaesthesia formed the subject of the study. The animal was administered with meloxicam @ 0.5 mg/kg body weight intravenously for pre-emptive analgesia. Thirty minutes later, xylazine @ 0.02 mg/kg and butorphanol @ 0.05 mg/kg, were administered intravenously. Upon sedation, the animal was administered with a loading dose of lignocaine @ 1 mg/kg body weight intravenously. Immediately following the loading dose of lignocaine, anaesthesia was induced using guaiphenesin @ 50 mg/kg and ketamine @ 2mg/kg intravenously. Following induction, anaesthesia was maintained using the prepared guaiphenesin-ketamine-lignocaine-butorphanol anaesthetic mixture as continuous rate infusion @ 3 ml/kg/hr. Indirect and direct blood pressure measurements were monitored and recorded. The non-invasive blood pressure values for systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressures did not differ significantly (p > 0.05) from those monitored invasively.
Keywords: Anaesthesia, non-invasive blood pressure, invasive blood pressure, calf, intravenous anaesthesia
