Publications by authors named "P C Ostan"
Objectives: To evaluate the perioperative efficacy of a modified supratemporal retrobulbar block in dogs undergoing ocular surgery.
Materials And Methods: In this prospective randomized clinical trial, dogs were premedicated with dexmedetomidine (1 mcg/kg im) and methadone (0.1 mg/kg im), induced with propofol to effect and maintained with isoflurane (FE'Iso 1.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the supratemporal retrobulbar block as an anesthetic technique in cats, addressing its effectiveness and injection methods.
- A modified injection of a specific mixture was performed on cadavers, showing a high success rate in contrast agent spread and good distribution around the optic nerve.
- In a clinical setting with 12 cats, the retrobulbar group experienced fewer anesthetist interventions compared to the control group, indicating a potential advantage of the supratemporal approach for surgeries.
Objective: To evaluate the success and failure rate of photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) therapy in a single population of dogs and cats. To identify the usefulness of the PACK-CXL based on ulcer depth and establish a cutoff at which this procedure could be recommended. To analyze the influence of the different variables in corneal healing time and to report the presence of secondary endothelial damage and cataract formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLigneous membranitis/conjunctivitis (LM, OMIM 217090) is a hereditary disorder caused by a congenital plasminogen (PLG) deficiency. In veterinary medicine, LM (OMIA 002020-9615) has rarely been reported in Golden Retrievers, Yorkshire Terriers, Doberman Pinschers and Scottish Terriers. In the latter breed, an A>T variation in an intron donor site of the PLG gene (PLG, c.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSingle-vessel coronary disease has been considered so far a benign condition, for which the medical therapy may represent the optimal treatment. In order to assess the effectiveness of this approach, we studied 323 patients who had come to our attention for ischemic heart disease and resulted affected by single-vessel coronary artery disease. From our data it appears that single-vessel coronary artery disease is frequently associated with myocardial infarction and post-infarction aneurysm.
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