Table 1 Demographic data, dose of propofol, area under curve (AUC) values for end-tidal isoflurane concentration (FE’ISO), and procedural times (mean ± standard deviation) of cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy treated with local infiltration with saline solution (S, n = 15), ropivacaine (R, n = 15) and ropivacaine/meloxicam (RM, n = 15)
Variables | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
S | R | RM | P value | |
Body weight (kg) | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 0.63 |
Age (months) | 15.8 ± 7.5 | 17.4 ± 7.7 | 15 ± 8 | 0.68 |
Propofol (mg/kg) | 7.8 ± 2.3 | 7.4 ± 2.4 | 7.7 ± 2.2 | 0.92 |
FE’ISO (AUC) | 23.1 ± 2.2 | 22.8 ± 1.1 | 17.8 ± 3.1 | 0.0004† |
Anesthesia time (min) | 38.6 ± 8.5 | 46.9 ± 10 | 42.4 ± 9.9 | 0.14 |
Surgery time (min) | 22.4 ± 4.2 | 23.2 ± 4.3 | 19.8 ± 4.1 | 0.19 |
Extubation time (min) | 7.8 ± 5.1 | 7.8 ± 3.2 | 7.3 ± 3.9 | 0.23 |
Recovery time (min) | 39 ± 15.2 | 38 ± 13.7 | 33 ± 15.1 | 0.35 |