title: Electro-acupuncture modification of halothane anaesthesia in the dog.
abstract: The effects of electro-acupuncture on minimum alveolar anaesthetic concentration (MAC) was studied during halothane anaesthesia in the dog. Following induction of anaesthesia, MAC was determined in duplicate. Ten dogs then received electro-acupuncture bilaterally at San Yin Chiao for 30 minutes. MAC was determined in duplicate while electro-acupuncture was continued. Electro-acupuncture significantly lowered MAC from 1.2 per cent to 1.0 per cent (p less than 0.01). A crossover experimental design was used in an additional eleven dogs. Here MAC was lowered from 1.17 per cent to 1.04 per cent (p less than 0.05). Electro-acupuncture produces a small but statistically significant reduction in halothane MAC.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006221:Halothane / Q000378:metabolism; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006221:Halothane