Sympathomimetics in veterinary species under anesthesia

•Sympathomimetic drugs mimic the action of the sympathetic nervous system.•These drugs are used to provide cardiovascular support in veterinary species.•In dogs and cats studies support the use of dopamine, dobutamine and norepinephrine.•In horses, dobutamine is the sympathomimetic of choice.•In hor...

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Published in:The veterinary journal (1997) 2020-04, Vol.258, p.105455-105455, Article 105455
Main Authors: Skelding, Alicia M., Valverde, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia - veterinary
Animals
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena - drug effects
Cardiovascular support
Cats - physiology
Dobutamine - pharmacology
Dogs - physiology
Dopamine - pharmacology
Horses - physiology
Norepinephrine - pharmacology
Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology
Sympathomimetics
Sympathomimetics - pharmacology
Veterinary
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Summary:•Sympathomimetic drugs mimic the action of the sympathetic nervous system.•These drugs are used to provide cardiovascular support in veterinary species.•In dogs and cats studies support the use of dopamine, dobutamine and norepinephrine.•In horses, dobutamine is the sympathomimetic of choice.•In horses dobutamine increases cardiac contractility and arterial blood pressure. Sympathomimetic drugs mimic the physiological action of the sympathetic nervous system through interaction with adrenergic receptors. These drugs are commonly used to provide cardiovascular support in many veterinary species. Despite their common use, the literature evaluating their effectiveness can be somewhat limited depending on the species. This review details the mechanism of action of various sympathomimetic drugs and summarizes the literature that is available describing the efficacy of these drugs and their use in anesthetized veterinary species.
ISSN:1090-0233
1532-2971
DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2020.105455