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JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 531-534Publisher
AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS
DOI: 10.1638/05-087.1
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anesthesia; laparoscopy; orangutan; Pongo abelii/pygmaeus; nonhuman primate
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An adult hybrid orangutan (Pongo abeliilpygmaeus) was presented to a veterinary teaching hospital for laparoscopic What 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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