Publications by authors named "G C Bini"
Objective: To compare cardiovascular outcomes in dogs undergoing adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma with and without phenoxybenzamine pretreatment.
Animals: A total of 65 medical records from dogs at 5 veterinary hospitals.
Procedure: Records from January 2004 to December 2021 were evaluated for systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial pressures; numbers of hypertensive and hypotensive episodes; highest and lowest systolic arterial pressure differences; dose and duration of phenoxybenzamine; and presence of intraoperative arrhythmias.
Objective: To examine whether increased systemic arterial blood pressure (ABP) and decreased heart rate (HR) under inhalant anesthesia were suggestive of the Cushing reflex (CR) in dogs with neurological diseases based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.
Study Design: Retrospective case-control study.
Animals: A sample of 137 client-owned dogs admitted to two veterinary teaching hospitals for diagnosis and patient care owing to suspected intracranial disease from 2005 to 2020.
Article Synopsis
- Patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) often need long-term mechanical ventilation and may require tracheostomy to aid recovery; percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is the preferred method despite potential risks.
- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of PDT on cerebral, hemodynamic, and respiratory variables, as well as complications and outcomes in SAH patients undergoing early tracheostomy after aneurysm treatment.
- The findings showed a temporary increase in intracranial pressure during PDT, especially in patients with higher therapy intensity, but complications were low, possibly due to a dedicated "tracheo-team" following strict protocols.
Objective: To report anesthetic-related complications and determine risks associated with anesthesia in draft horses.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Animals: A total of 401 anesthetic records for draft horse breeds that underwent general anesthesia from January 2010 through December 2020 were reviewed; horses euthanized during general anesthesia were excluded.
Propofol total intravenous anesthesia is a common choice to anesthetize patients with increased intracranial pressure, reducing cerebral blood flow while maintaining cerebrovascular reactivity to CO. Propofol and alfaxalone are commonly used for total intravenous anesthesia in dogs, but the effects of alfaxalone on cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity to CO are unknown. Our hypothesis was that alfaxalone would not be significantly different to propofol, while isoflurane would increase cerebral blood flow and decrease cerebrovascular reactivity to CO.
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