The authors analyzed and compared the cardiovascular effects of two anesthetic combinations in minipigs undergoing open-heart surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass. Pigs in group K (n = 15) were ...

In clinical veterinary practice, proper training and expertise in anesthesia administration and monitoring are essential. Pigs are suitable experimental animals for many surgical techniques because ...

Fifty-four pigs (Sus scrofa, Large White cross) from a commercial pig farm were anaesthetised over a six-year period from October 2011. The procedural stages included initial instrumentation for intra ...