title: The investigation of airway management capacity of v-gel and cobra-PLA in anaesthetised rabbits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the applicability and airway management capacity of v-gel® and Cobra PLA in rabbit anaesthesia during assisted (AV) or controlled ventilation (CV).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was carried out in 44 adult New Zealand white rabbit. Baseline arterial pH, PaCO2 and PaO2 values were recorded. Anaesthesia was induced with 5 mg/kg xylasine and 35 mg/kg ketamine HCI combination. AV rabbits were assigned as; control (CG-AV; n=5), LMA (LMA-AV; n=5), cobra PLA (PLA-AV; n=5) and v-gel (v-gelAV; n=5). Rabbits have CV were also assigned as; ET (ET-CV; n=6), LMA (LMA-CV; n=6), cobraPLA (PLA-CV; n=6) and v-gel (v-gelCV; n=6). All measurements were repeated 1st, 5th, 15th and 30th mins during anaesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The less insertion time, number of attempt and complications are recorded in v-gel applied rabbits compared to other apparatus. For arterial pH values significant differences are recorded in especially at 15th and 30th min between groups of CV (p<0.005 or p<0.001). All groups had similar results with each other during anaesthesia for PaCO2 except for LMA-CV group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The v-gel may be used as airway device in rabbit anaesthesia undergoing AV or CV and also can be a suitable alternative to endotracheal tubes and laryngeal mask airway.
authors: Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Metehan
authors: M
authors: Uzun
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Hasan Ali
authors: HA
authors: Kiraz
authors: Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Akif
authors: MA
authors: Ovali
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Sahin
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Mesut
authors: M
authors: Erbas
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors: Huseyin
authors: H
authors: Toman
mesh_terms: D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D004867:Equipment Design; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors