Mechanical ventilation of mice under general anesthesia during experimental procedures

Ilona van den Brink, Francien van de Pol, Michiel Vaneker, Matthijs Kox, Willem-Jan Schellekens, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Gert Jan Scheffer

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Abstract

Mechanical ventilation is frequently used in patients under general anesthesia during invasive procedures. Invasive animal experiments similarly require the maintenance of normal hemodynamic and pulmonary parameters during long-term general anesthesia. The authors describe a method for mechanical ventilation of mice. Mice were ventilated and monitored for up to 8 h of general anesthesia during surgery. Hemodynamic and pulmonary parameters remained within the normal ranges. The authors believe that this ventilation technique can be of great value for experimental procedures in mice that require general anesthesia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-7
Number of pages5
JournalLab Animal
Volume42
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anesthesia, General/veterinary
  • Animals
  • Hemodynamics
  • Intraoperative Complications/prevention & control
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative/veterinary
  • Respiration, Artificial/veterinary
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative/veterinary

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