Abstract
To determine the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of desflurane (DES) in the horse. Prospective study. Six healthy adult horses (three males and three females) weighing 370 +/- 16 kg and aged 9 +/- 2 years old. Anesthesia was induced with DES vaporized in oxygen via a face mask connected to a large-animal, semiclosed anesthetic circle system. The horses were endotracheally intubated and positioned in right lateral recumbency. Inspired and end-tidal DES were monitored using a calibrated Ohmeda RGM 5250 multigas analyzer (Ohmeda-BOC, Spain). The MAC of desflurane that prevented gross purposeful movement in response to 60 seconds of noxious electrical stimulation of oral mucous membranes was determined. The time from the start of DES administration to lateral recumbency was 6.1 +/- 0.9 min. The MAC of DES in these horses was 7.6 +/- 0.4%. Time required for the animal to regain sternal recumbency after 98 +/- 4 minutes of anesthesia was 6.6 +/- 0.5 minutes and the time to standing was 14.3 +/- 2.7 minutes. The MAC of desflurane in these horses was 7.6 +/- 0.4%. DES provided a rapid induction to, and recovery from, anesthesia. Desflurane offers the potential for more precise control during anesthesia, and may allow a faster and uneventful recovery. It is important to know the MAC of an inhalant to use it clinically.
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