[Study of long-term anesthesia in rabbits]

In this study, the possibility of total intravenous anaesthesia with the anaesthetic agents etomidat/fentanyl, ketamine/xylazine and maintenance with halothane, nitrous oxide and oxygen was used in rabbits for long-term experimental surgery with median sternotomy. The clinical course, cardiovascular and respiratory parameters undergoing long-term anaesthesia for experimental cardiac surgery in rabbits were evaluated.