The aim of this work was to study the possible alterations on cardiovascular and intracranial parameters caused by buprenorphine, in dogs anesthetized with desflurane. Eight adult healthy male and female mongrel dogs were used. The anesthetic induction was made using propofol (IV), and immediately after, the dogs were intubated and the tube was connected to a volatile anesthetic circuit, and desflurane was administrated at 1.5 MAC. The dogs were intrumented and 20 minutes after the introduction of the intracranial catheter, they received buprenorphine (0.02 mg/kg/IV). The animals were on mechanical ventilation during all the experimental period. Intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), Heart Rate (HR); Systolic, Diastolic and Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (SAP, DAP and MAP, respectivelly); Cardiac Output (CO); Central Venous Pressure (CVP) and Pulmonar Arterial Pressure (PAP) were evaluated. The measurements were realized 20 minutes after the introduction of the intracranial catheter (M1); 15 minutes after buprenorphine administration (M2); and at each 15 minutes after M2 (M3, M4 and M5). The numerical data were analysed by use of ANOVA followed by a Tukey’s test (p<0.05). Intracranial pressure was stable during all the experimental period, being observed only a decrease of the CPP after buprenorphine administration (M2). After buprenorphine administration (M2), there was a reduction in cardiovascular values: HR, PAP, SAP, DAP and MAP. During all the study, these values remained lower than the initial values, but were within normal values to the species. The CO and CVP were also decreased, but not statistically significant. The results allow us to conclude that buprenorphine didn’t interfere with intracranial pressure. Although, the marked decrease of arterial pressure due to buprenorphine administration caused a reduction of the cerebral perfusion pressure in dogs anesthetized with desflurane.
opioids; desflurane; dogs; anesthesia
