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Table 1 Mean arterial blood pressure and arterial P02 and PC02 of white rhinoceroses immobilized with etorphine/ fentanyl (n = 6) and etorphine/ azaperone (n = 6) mixtures
Etorphine/fentanyl Etorphine/azaperone
Arterial pressure (mm Hg) 183 ? 16 141 ? 24
Arterial P02 (mm Hg) 38 ? 6 57 ? 16
Arterial PC02 (mm Hg) 73 ? 16 68 ? 18
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Mean arterial pressure and arterial P02 and PC02 (mean and standard deviation), obtained as soon as possible after recumbency for groups of animals immobilized with etorphine/fentanyl and etorphine/azaperone mixtures, are presented in Table 1. Blood pressure values represent an average of several recordings for each animal obtained in the 2-3 min after the arterial catheter was in position within the vessel. In rhinoceroses receiving an etorphine/fentanyl mixture, mean arterial pressure ranged between 160 and 200 mm Hg, while in those animals given an etorphine/ azaperone mixture, the recorded range was lower (100-160 mm Hg). In the former group, arterial P02 was lower and PC02 higher than the respective values obtained in the latter group.
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