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Table 1 Group classifications and duration of procedures

From: Multicenter clinical evaluation of a multi-dose formulation of propofol in the dog

Group

Preanesthetic medications1

Maintenance agent

Number of dogs per group

Duration of procedure (min) Mean ± SD and range2

1

None

Multidose propofol

23

14.6 ± 15.8

0.3-62

2

Midazolam/buprenorphine

Multidose propofol

25

19.7 ± 14.6

2-64

3

Acepromazine/buprenorphine

Multidose propofol

25

18.0 ± 14.3

5-56

4

Midazolam/buprenorphine

Inhalant

22

41.1 ± 18.4

10-75

5

Acepromazine/buprenorphine

Inhalant

22

73.6 ± 53.1

20-203

6

Medetomidine/buprenorphine

Inhalant

21

38.3 ± 20.4

    

7-98

  1. 1Anticholinergics were considered optional for all treatment groups. Anesthesia in all dogs was induced with multi-dose propofol. See text for additional detail.
  2. 2Statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences between treatment group means for duration of procedure: 4 > 1 and 5 > 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.