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Comparison of the effect of sedation and general anesthesia on pattern and flash visual evoked potentials in normal dogs

BACKGROUND: Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) can provide objective functional assessment of the post-retinal visual pathway. This study compared the effects of sedation (butorphanol and dexmedetomidine) and general anesthesia (propofol and sevoflurane) on pattern and flash VEPs. Dogs (n = 13) underwe...

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Autores principales: Chang, Stephanie, Zwueste, Danielle, Ambros, Barbara, Norton, Jonathan, Leis, Marina L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9277965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35831819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03375-5
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) can provide objective functional assessment of the post-retinal visual pathway. This study compared the effects of sedation (butorphanol and dexmedetomidine) and general anesthesia (propofol and sevoflurane) on pattern and flash VEPs. Dogs (n = 13) underwent sedation or anesthesia and VEPs were obtained from 3 subcutaneous recording electrodes placed on the head (O1, Oz, O2). RESULTS: Pattern VEPs could only be recorded under sedation and a maximum of 3 peaks were identified (N75, P100, N135). Flash VEPs could be recorded under both sedation and anesthesia and a maximum of 5 peaks were identified (N1, P1, N2, P2, N3). The latency of the N1 peak and the baseline-N1 amplitude were significantly longer under general anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Visual evoked potentials should be preferentially recorded in dogs sedated with dexmedetomidine and butorphanol, regardless of the stimulus. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12917-022-03375-5.