Research Article

Effect of Dexmedetomidine Low Doses with or without Midazolam in Cats: Clinical, Hemodynamic, Blood Gas Analysis, and Echocardiographic Effects

Figure 4

Values for shortening fraction (FS%), ejection fraction by Simpson (FE), heart rate (HR), end-systolic volume (ESV), ejection volume by Simpson (VE), and cardiac output by Simpson (CO), in 18 cats sedated with the association of dexmedetomidine (7.5 ug/kg) and methadone (0.3 mg/kg) (DMT, n = 9) or dexmedetomidine (5 ug/kg), methadone (0 .3 mg/kg), and midazolam (0.3 mg/KG) (DMTM, n = 9), both by the intramuscular route. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. a, b: Different lowercase letters indicate a significant difference between moments within the same group according to the Tukey test ().