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Table 2 Physiological variables from immobilized moose

From: Improvement of arterial oxygenation in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) immobilized with etorphine-acepromazine-xylazine

   

Oxygen

Oxygen

 

Atipamezole i.m.

Atipamezole i.m.

 

Atipamezole i.v.

Atipamezole i.v.

 

Combination

Combination

   

Before

After 15 min of O2

 

Before

15 min after

 

Before

15 min after

 

Before

15 min after

Variable

Unit

N

T1: 7–27 minutes

T2: 22–45 minutes

N

T1: 11–29 minutes

T2: 27–44 minutes

N

T1: 11–29 minutes

T2: 26–45 minutes

N

T1: 13–30 minutes

T2: 28–45 minutes

Rectal temp

C

10

38.2 ± 0.7 (37.5 - 39.4)

Not recorded

6

37.8 ± 0.3 (37.3 - 38.0)

Not recorded

8

38.1 ± 0.8 (37.7 - 39.3)

Not recorded

7

38.1 ± 0.2 (37.9 - 38.4)

Not recorded

Pulse rate

Beats/min

10

50 ± 9 (40–66)

38 ± 7 (24–48)

6

44 ± 6 (36–52)

37 ± 4 (30–40)

8

47 ± 9 (36–60)

46 ± 7 (40–56)

7

50 ± 15 (36–64)

48 ± 14 (22–64)

Resp rate

Breaths/min

10

34 ± 9 (12–45)

29 ± 8 (18–44)

6

29 ± 3 (24–32)

25 ± 4 (20–28)

8

32 ± 6 (20–40)

24 ± 6 (16–36)

7

30 ± 6 (20–36)

23 ± 8 (12–36)

Capillary refill time

seconds

8

1.3 ± 0.5 (1–2)

1 ± 0 (1)

6

1.5 ± 0.5 (1–2)

1 ± 0 (1)

8

1.9 ± 0.3 (1–2)

1 ± 0 (1)

7

1.6 ± 0.5 (1–2)

1 ± 0 (1)

Color mucus membrane

1-4

8

3 (1–4)

3 (2–4)

6

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)

8

3 (2–4)

4 (3–4)

7

3 (2–4)

4 (3–4)

PaO2*

mmHg

10

67 ± 19 (32–99)

127 ± 38 (63–185)

6

61 ± 19 (40–86)

67 ± 23 (41–109)

8

55 ± 18 (26–84)

67 ± 14 (46–86)

7

61 ± 13 (47–80)

96 ± 20 (75–124)

PaO2*

Kpa

10

8.9 ± 2.5 (4.2 - 13.2)

16.9 ± 5.0 (8.4 - 24.7)

6

8.1 ± 2.5 (5.3 - 11.5)

8.9 ± 3.1 (5.5 - 14.5)

8

7.3 ± 2.4 (3.5 - 11.2)

8.9 ± 1.9 (6.1 - 11.5)

7

8.1 ± 1.8 (6.3 - 10.7)

12.8 ± (10.0 - 16.6)

PaCO2*

mmHg

10

56.6 ± 9.3 (47.1 - 76.4)

68.6 ± 13.3 (51.6 - 91.9)

6

63.4 ± 8.7 (50.0 - 71.8)

67.3 ± 6.4 (58.7 - 75.5)

8

60.0 ± 9 (48.2 - 73.8)

62.2 ± 8.1 (52.1 - 77.1)

7

57.6 ± 7.7 (48.5 - 67.4)

68.2 ± 8.1 (54.6 - 76.8)

PaCO2*

kPa

10

7.5 ± 1.2 (6.3 - 10.2)

9.1 ± 1.8 (6.9 - 12.1)

6

8.5 ± 1.2 (6.7 - 9.6)

9.0 ± 0.9 ( 7.8 - 10.1)

8

8.0 ± 1.2 (6.4 - 9.8)

8.3 ± 1.1 (6.9 - 10.3)

7

7.8 ± 1.0 (6.5 - 9.0)

9.1 ± 1.1 (7.3 - 10.2)

pH*

 

10

7.28 ± 0.07 (7.15 - 7.37)

7.27 ± 0.09 (7.17 - 7.42)

6

7.26 ± 0.05 (7.20 - 7.33)

7.29 ± 0.03 (7.25 - 7.34)

8

7.29 ± 0.05(7.23 - 7.36)

7.33 ± 0.04 (7.28 - 7.39)

7

7.23 ± 0.13(7.01 - 7.37)

7.24 ± 0.1 (7.06 - 7.38)

Lactate

mmol/L

10

7.1 ± 4.3 (2.4 - 16.6)

4.9 ± 3.6 (1.6 - 13.5)

6

5.3 ± 1.3 (3.9 - 7.4)

3.3 ± 0.5 (2.7 - 3.9)

8

5.0 ± 2.7 (3.3 - 11.5)

2.5 ± 0.8 (1.5 - 4.0)

7

9.1 ± 6.2 (0.6 - 18.2)

5.6 ± 4.6 (0.6 - 14.4)

  1. Physiological variables from free-ranging moose (Alces alces), during chemical immobilization with etorphine-acepromazine-xylazine, delivered by dart syringe from helicopter. Mean ± SD (range) values are presented for all variables, except color of mucus membrane, where median (range) is presented. : 1: blue, 2: blue-pink, 3: pale pink, 4: pink. *: temperature corrected values. : significant difference after treatment. T1 is time from darting to collection of first sample. T2 is time from first to second sample.