The effects of propofol or sevoflurane upon hemodynamics variables were studied in dogs submitted to myelography. For this purpose, thirty dogs were randomly divided into two equal groups, denominated GP and GS. The animals of GP were induced with propofol (10mg kg-1) intravenously, intubated and after that, propofol was administrated continuously through an infusion pump (0.55±0.15mg kg-1 min-1). After thirty minutes the liquor was collected on the magna cistern and the contrast (iohexol) was injected. To the animals of GS, the same methodology was adopted, but sevoflurane at 2.5 MAC was used as the anesthetic induction by facial mask, and the maintenance was done with 1.5 MAC. The variables studied were heart rate (HR), systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressures (SAP, DAP, and MAP, respectively), cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV), central venous pressure (CVP), respiratory rate (RR), end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) and oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2). The measurements were realized immediately after liquor collection (M1), after iohexol administration (M2), and at each 10 minutes after M2, during one hour. The numerical data were submitted to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by F test considering p<0.05. There was reduction in blood pressure at both groups, and this effect was less intense at the group that received propofol. In GS it was observed reduction in HR and increase in CO and SV. Regarding to ETCO2 the averages of GP were greater than the GS. The results allow to conclude that both propofol and sevoflurane do not promote hemodynamics alterations that compromise the myelography technique.
anesthesia; canine; hemodynamic; myelography
