An adult hybrid orangutan (Pongo abelii/pygmaeus) was presented to a veterinary teaching hospital for laparoscopic tubal ligation. The orangutan was immobilized with the use of injectable anesthetic agents, then orotracheally intubated. Anesthesia was maintained with the use of isoflurane in oxygen, and positive-pressure ventilation was used to ensure adequate gas exchange. Parameters monitored included arterial blood pressure, ECG, capnometry, and arterial blood gases. Anesthesia was uneventful, and recovery was smooth.
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1 December 2006
ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF AN ORANGUTAN (PONGO ABELII/PYGMAEUS) UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC TUBAL LIGATION
Paula K. Hendrix
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 37 • No. 4
December 2006
Vol. 37 • No. 4
December 2006
Anesthesia
laparoscopy
nonhuman primate
orangutan
Pongo abelii/pygmaeus