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Table 2 Respiratory rate and mean arterial pressure recorded before, during and after sufentanil-midazolam TIVA in medetomidine-premedicated New Zealand White rabbits (n = 8)

From: Continuous intravenous anaesthesia with sufentanil and midazolam in medetomidine premedicated New Zealand White rabbits

Time point

Respiratory rate (per min)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

sedateda

100 (40–240)

70 (61–78)

5

4b (0–22)

56 (49–73)

10

6b (1–26)

55 (48–63)

20

6b (0–22)

50b (41–60)

30

12 (6–17)

49 (42–57)

40

13 (8–24)

46b (39–54)

50

10b (0–14)

48b (37–53)

60

13 (1–24)

49b (40–60)

70*

24 (12–130)

57 (44–72)

  1. Values are presented as median (range).
  2. avalues were recorded approximately 30 min after injection with medetomidine (0.1 mg/kg BW SC). bsignificantly different compared with values recorded in sedated rabbits. Friedman Repeated Measures ANOVA on ranks, multiple comparisons with Dunn’s method. *10 min after TIVA stop.