title: [The endotracheal intubation of rabbits with xylazine and ketamine (author's transl)].
abstract: The intubation of rabbits is difficult. This is due to the anatomical structure of these animals. We intubated 40 New Zealand rabbits with a body weight of 2.0 to 2.8 kg with endotracheal tubes of an inner diameter 3.0 to 3.5 mm. Premedicating agents were Xylazine 1 ml/kg and Atropine 0.25 mg/kg. For induction of anaesthesia we used Ketamine in a dilution of 5 mg/ml and in dosages of 2.5 to 5.0 mg/kg. The intubation was performed with the aid of a Foregger childrens laryngoscope and a Wis-Hippel blade. For maintenance of anaesthesia we used a mixture of nitrous oxide/oxygen administered through a Kuhn system. In addition to this inhalation anesthetic Ketamine 1 to 2 mg was injected intermittently i.v. The recovery time with this method was extremely short in comparison to the use of intramuscular injections of Ketamine as monoanesthetic.
mesh_terms: D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007649:Ketamine; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D011817:Rabbits; D013843:Thiazines; D014991:Xylazine
chemical_list: D013843:Thiazines; D014991:Xylazine; D007649:Ketamine
vernacular_title: Die endotracheale Intubation von Kaninchen unter Xylazin und Ketamin.