Anestesia em equino adulto para fixação de fratura de rádio e ulna : relato de caso

Abstract

The objective of this study was to report the anesthetic protocol of an equine submitted to fixation of complete and open fracture in the right radius. A combination of detomidine (0.01 mg/kg) and acepromazine (0.04 mg/kg), both intravenously (IV), was used as preanesthetic medication. It followed with anesthetic induction, ketamine (2 mg/kg/IV) and diazepam (0.4 mg/kg/IV). For maintenance, it was used isofluorane, diluted in 100% oxygen and administered through a rebreathing system, with a calibrated vaporizer, and kept under controlled ventilation. To promote analgesia during the procedure, an association of morphine (0.03 mg/kg/h), lidocaine (1.5 mg/kg/h) and ketamine (1.9 mg/kg/h) administered by via IV, in the form of continuous infusion. The established anesthetic protocol proved to be effective for the animal and the proposed surgical procedure.