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Table 1 Additional information about the onset of sedation, requirement of additional anaesthetic agents, duration of general anaesthesia and intraoperative complications in three ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

From: Combination of intramuscular alfaxalone, butorphanol, and midazolam as a novel immobilization protocol in 3 ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

  Anaesthetic 1 Anaesthetic 2 Anaesthetic 3 Anaesthetic 4 Anaesthetic 5
Procedure X-rays; degloving injury repair; post-operative x-rays CT; orthopaedic exam; tail amputation Left foreleg amputation; tail amputation CT X-rays; left nephrectomy
Onset of deep sedation (min) 3 3 3 2 4
Top-up for intubation Alfaxalone 1.5 mg/kg None None Sevoflurane by mask Alfaxalone 3 mg/kg
Time elapsed between sedation and intubation (min) 44 58 25 5 77
EtSevo (%) Unknown 1.18–1.43 0.77–2.3 1.0–2.8 1.2–1.7
Duration of general anaesthesia (min) 66 34 171 55 146
Time from end of anaesthesia to extubation (min) 6 21 9 22 16
Complications Hypothermia Hypotension, hypothermia None Hypotension; hypothermia; bradycardia Hypothermia; bradycardia; mild hypercarbia
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