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Table 2 Plasma propofol concentrations after induction of anesthesia, during sevoflurane maintenance, and after standing

From: Clinical effects of constant rate infusions of medetomidine–propofol combined with sevoflurane anesthesia in Thoroughbred racehorses undergoing arthroscopic surgery

Group

After induction (µg/mL)

Time after connection to breathing circuit (min)

After standing (µg/mL)

15 (µg/mL)

30 (µg/mL)

45 (µg/mL)

MP3

0.7 ± 0.2A

1.1 ± 0.2B

1.2 ± 0.2B

1.2 ± 0.2B

0.4 ± 0.3C

MP6

0.6 ± 0.3A

2.4 ± 0.4B*

2.7 ± 0.3BC*

3.0 ± 0.4C*

0.7 ± 0.4AD

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. Horses were maintained with sevoflurane and CRI of either medetomidine (3.0 μg/kg/h) and propofol (3.0 mg/kg/h) (Group MP3; n = 10) or medetomidine (3.0 μg/kg/h) and propofol (6.0 mg/kg/h) (Group MP6; n = 10)
  3. Data with the same superscript letters within the same row do not differ significantly from each other
  4. * Significant difference from Group MP3 (P < 0.05)
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