The Isoflurane Nociceptive Escape Movement Reflex Parts

A Method for Preferential Delivery ofEmulsified Isoflurane to the in situ SpinalCord of the GoatBACKGROUND: As part of studies aimed at better defining the effects of volatile anesthetics (specifically isoflurane) at different anatomic sites, we developed a modified model of preferentially delivering emulsified isoflurane to the in situ spinal cord of the goat, using emulsified isoflurane which could be infused via the artery and washed out via the lungs and the goat that has no direct and obvious vertebral artery contribution to the brain. The purpose of this study was to test the modified model.METHODS: Eighteen goats were randomly and equally divided into two groups, group A and group V. The goats in each group were randomly and equally divided into three sub-groups according to the three equilibriated end-tidal concentrations of isoflurane i.e., the minimum alveolar...