Table 1 Effects of pentobarbital anesthesia on cardiovascular and autonomic parameters (values are the mean±SEM of seven cats)

From: Autonomic and cardiovascular effects of pentobarbital anesthesia during trigeminal stimulation in cats

Parameters

Pentobarbiturate infusion rate/(mg·kg−1·h−1)

5

7

10

12

15

SBP/mmHg

207.2±13.3

192.6±11.0

189.3±8.8

165.1±8.6*

146.4±8.9*

HR/(beats·min−1)

206.4±9.9

206.1±12.6

202.7±11.5

193.1±14.0

171.1±15.3*

SBP-LF/(mmHg·Hz−1/2)

0.14±0.04

0.09±0.02

0.07±0.03

0.06±0.02

0.03±0.02*

HR-HF/(ms·Hz−1/2)

1.19±0.38

0.92±0.39

0.47±0.15

0.34±0.08*

0.31±0.05*

Plasma pentobarbiturate concentration/(mg·mL−1)

6.8±0.3

12.7±0.8*

20.6±1.0*

27.6±1.3*

37.2±1.6*

  1. Abbreviations: HR, heart rate; HR-HF, high-frequency power of heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SBP-LF, low-frequency power of systolic blood pressure.
  2. * P<0.05 versus 5 mg·kg−1·h−1.
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