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Clinical observations on the use of vecuronium as a muscle relaxant in the dog
Author(s) -
JONES R. S.,
SEYMOUR C. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02103.x
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle relaxant , vecuronium bromide , anesthesia
The use of the non‐depolarizing muscle relaxant vecuronium bromide is described in 21 dogs undergoing a variety of surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. An initial dose of 0.1 mg kg ‐1 proved effective and produced an initial block of 25 minutes duration. Incremental doses of 0.04 mg kg ‐1 were used and up to six increments were shown to be non‐cumulative. No untoward side‐effects were observed with the use of this drug in the dog.