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Survey of utilization of medetomidine and atipamezole in private veterinary practice in Quebec in 2002.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17824157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This survey evaluates early perceptions about the use of medetomidine and atipamezole among veterinary practitioners in Quebec in 2002. Response rate was 23.5%; 71.1% of the practitioners did not use these products because of lack of information (69.3%), unavailability of the drugs in the practice (23.3%), or other reasons (7.3%), including concerns about the safety of alpha-2 agonists. Most veterinarians who used these products (70.4%) used them only rarely. Sedation by medetomidine was qualified as good (44.2%) or excellent (36%), and analgesia as good (46.5%) or average (32.7%). Waking up after atipamezole was qualified as good (47.5%) or excellent (40.9%). These perceptions indicate an opportunity for wider use of the products in veterinary practice. With more education and experience, practitioners could find medetomidine hydrochloride alone or in combination with an opioid useful for sedation, analgesia, and premedication for healthy animals. Reversal with atipamezole hydrochloride is considered effective, when residual sedation is undesirable.
Authors:
M Johanna Kaartinen; Sophie Cuvelliez; Line Brouillard; Yves Rondenay; Jean Jacques Kona-Boun; Eric Troncy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0008-5286     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. Vet. J.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-10     Completed Date:  2007-09-25     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0004653     Medline TA:  Can Vet J     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  725-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unit of Anesthesiology, Departments of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec. johanna.kaartinen@umontreal.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / therapeutic use
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Animals
Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use
Imidazoles / therapeutic use*
Medetomidine / therapeutic use*
Physician's Practice Patterns*
Quebec
Veterinary Drugs / therapeutic use*
Veterinary Medicine / statistics & numerical data*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; 0/Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 0/Imidazoles; 0/Veterinary Drugs; 104054-27-5/atipamezole; 86347-14-0/Medetomidine
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