Epidural xylazine analgesia in some domesticated animals

Caudal epidural analgesia was successfully conducted in domesticated animals using xylazine hydrochloride in a dose of 0.1 -0.15 mg/kg body weight. It provided good analgesia, posterior muscle slackening and variable degree of surgical interferences and obstetrical manipulations in the posterior regions were performed under the influence of caudal epidural xylazine analgesis. Clinical manifestations were fully described and no complications were observed

Portal maemodynamic changes after eradication of esophageal varices by injection sclerotherapy

Sixteen patients presented with bleeding esophageal varices comprised the material of this study, their age ranged from 20-60 years, their liver biopsy showed mixed cirrhosis and bilharzial periportal fibrosis. Correlation between angiographic, laboratory, endoscopic and clinical findings were done. It is found that after a complete eradication of the gastroesophageal collaterals, there were angiographic evidence of obliteration of these collaterals in 68.7% of cases, and no development of new collaterals in any of them. Also, there were angiographic evidence of improvement in the degree of hepatic perfusion in 50% of cases which was confirmed by laboratory and clinical findings

Distal intravenous regional anesthesia in the Buffalo limbs

Intravenous regional anesthesia was successfully attempted on buffalo limbs by injecting 2%, 4%, 6% solution of procaine hydrochloride in each of ten healthy buffalos. The duration of anesthesia was 15 minutes, 45 minutes and beyond one hour for each of 2%, 4%, 6% solution, respectively. It was found that the 4% solution of procainehydrochloride gave adequate regional anesthesia for performing operations necessary for the treatment of the common affections of the distal parts of the limb