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Table 3 Physiological parameters (mean±SD)

From: The effect of premedication with ketamine, alone or with diazepam, on anaesthesia with sevoflurane in parrots (Amazona aestiva)

Parameter

Group

T0

T1

T2

HR (beat.min-1)

S

183 ± 33

164 ± 23

195 ± 34

KS

180 ± 38

167 ± 33

193 ± 54

KDS

174 ± 33

163 ± 24

180 ± 32

RR (breaths.min-1)

S

93 ± 26

79 ± 31

31 ± 06Δ†

KS

65 ± 31#

29 ± 08

22 ± 06Δ

KDS

71 ± 28#

31 ± 09

21 ± 07Δ

SAP (mmHg)

S

170 ± 29

176 ± 26

136 ± 21Δ†

KS

175 ± 19

177 ± 22

163 ± 31#

KDS

175 ± 24

175 ± 37

168 ± 25#

CT (°C)

S

42 ± 0.52

41.5 ± 0.86

40 ± 1.28Δ †

KS

41.8 ± 0.69

41 ± 0.5Δ

40.4 ± 0.94Δ

KDS

41.7 ± 0.71

40.2 ± 0.57Δ #

40.3 ± 0.84Δ

  1. HR heart rate, RR respiratory rate, SAP systolic blood arterial pressure, CT cloacal temperature; T0: before premedication; T1: 15 min after premedication; T2: after MAD; # P < 0.05 compared with S; Δ P < 0.05 compared with T0; † P < 0.05 compared with T1.