Effects of atropine, acepromazine, meperidine, and xylazine on gastroesophageal sphincter pressure in the dog

Gastroesophageal sphincter (GES) pressure was 47.9 +/- 1.2 mm of Hg in nontreated dogs. Treatment with atropine, acepromazine, and xylazine reduced GES pressure to 13.2 +/- 2.03, 18.6 +/- 2.14, and 11.7 +/- 1.19 mm of Hg, respectively. Treatment with meperidine resulted in phasic contractions with m...

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Published inAmerican journal of veterinary research Vol. 46; no. 4; p. 963
Main Authors Strombeck, D.R, Harrold, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1985
Subjects
Acepromazine - pharmacology
ANAESTHETICS
ANALGESICOS
ANALGESICS
ANALGESIQUE
ANESTESICOS
Anesthesia, General - veterinary
ANESTHESIQUE
Animals
ATROPINA
ATROPINE
Atropine - pharmacology
CHIEN
DOGS
Dogs - physiology
ESOFAGO
Esophagogastric Junction - drug effects
Esophagogastric Junction - physiology
Gastrointestinal Motility - drug effects
Meperidine - pharmacology
OESOPHAGE
OESOPHAGUS
PERRO
Pressure
Stomach - physiology
Thiazines - pharmacology
Xylazine - pharmacology
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Summary:Gastroesophageal sphincter (GES) pressure was 47.9 +/- 1.2 mm of Hg in nontreated dogs. Treatment with atropine, acepromazine, and xylazine reduced GES pressure to 13.2 +/- 2.03, 18.6 +/- 2.14, and 11.7 +/- 1.19 mm of Hg, respectively. Treatment with meperidine resulted in phasic contractions with minimum and maximum pressures of 27.9 +/- 4.55 and 98.9 +/- 9.16 mm of Hg, respectively. Drugs used in anesthetic procedures can reduce GES pressure in dogs.
Bibliography:L70
8602784
ISSN:0002-9645
1943-5681