title: Cardiovascular and respiratory effects of thiopental administration in hypovolemic dogs.
abstract: The cardiopulmonary effects of thiopental sodium were studied in hypovolemic dogs from completion of until 1 hour after administration of the drug. Hypovolemia was induced by withdrawal of blood from dogs until mean arterial pressure of 60 mm of Hg was achieved. After stabilization at this pressure for 1 hour, 8 mg of thiopental/kg of body weight was administered IV to 7 dogs, and cardiopulmonary effects were measured. After blood withdrawal and prior to thiopental administration, heart rate and oxygen utilization ratio increased, whereas mean arterial pressure, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, central venous pressure, pulmonary wedge pressure, cardiac index, oxygen delivery, mixed venous oxygen tension, and mixed venous oxygen content decreased from baseline. Three minutes after thiopental administration, heart rate, mean arterial pressure, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, and mixed venous oxygen tension increased, whereas oxygen utilization ratio and arterial and mixed venous pH decreased from values measured prior to thiopental administration. Fifteen minutes after thiopental administration, heart rate was still increased; however by 60 minutes after thiopental administration, all measurements had returned to values similar to those obtained prior to thiopental administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ilkiw
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Haskins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Patz
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002496:Central Venous Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012769:Shock / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013874:Thiopental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D013874:Thiopental; D010100:Oxygen