Etorphine-Ketamine Constant Rate Infusion for Maintenance of Anaesthesia in a Compromised White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Joint Authors
Pohlin, Friederike
Buss, Peter
Miller, Michele
Steenkamp, Gerhard
Gleed, Robin
Poore, Luke
Boesch, Jordyn
Zeiler, Gareth
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A subadult white rhinoceros bull presented for oesophageal endoscopic evaluation and foreign body removal under general anaesthesia.
The animal had a history of nasal and oral regurgitation of water and ingesta with weight-loss for 6 days prior to the procedure and had been diagnosed with oesophageal obstruction caused by a bailing wire.
Anaesthesia was induced with intramuscular etorphine and azaperone delivered remotely by dart, followed by an intravenous bolus of ketamine.
The trachea was intubated, and anaesthesia was maintained with an etorphine-ketamine constant rate infusion (CRI).
The rhinoceros did not respond predictably to induction of anaesthesia and developed life-threatening systemic hypotension throughout the 90-minute procedure.
A mega-vertebrate demand ventilator was successfully used to provide intermittent positive pressure ventilation when the rhinoceros developed apnoea.
This case report describes the maintenance of anaesthesia of a white rhinoceros using an etorphine-ketamine CRI and the causes and management of hypotension and respiratory impairment observed in this patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pohlin, Friederike& Buss, Peter& Miller, Michele& Steenkamp, Gerhard& Gleed, Robin& Poore, Luke…[et al.]. 2019. Etorphine-Ketamine Constant Rate Infusion for Maintenance of Anaesthesia in a Compromised White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145626
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pohlin, Friederike…[et al.]. Etorphine-Ketamine Constant Rate Infusion for Maintenance of Anaesthesia in a Compromised White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145626
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pohlin, Friederike& Buss, Peter& Miller, Michele& Steenkamp, Gerhard& Gleed, Robin& Poore, Luke…[et al.]. Etorphine-Ketamine Constant Rate Infusion for Maintenance of Anaesthesia in a Compromised White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145626
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145626