Evaluation of the effect of a famotidine continuous rate infusion on intragastric pH in healthy dogs

Autor: M Katherine Tolbert, Katherine Hedges, Josh Price, Silke Hecht, Adesola Odunayo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 33, Iss 5, Pp 1988-1994 (2019)
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
Popis: Background Famotidine is sometimes administered as a continuous rate infusion (CRI) to treat gastrointestinal ulceration in critically ill dogs. However, clinical studies have not evaluated the efficacy of a famotidine CRI in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of famotidine at raising intragastric pH when it is administered as a CRI in dogs. We hypothesized that CRI treatment with famotidine would meet clinical goals for raising intragastric pH ≥3 and 4. Animals Nine healthy Beagle dogs. Methods Randomized 2‐way crossover. All dogs received 1.0 mg/kg IV q12h famotidine or CRI famotidine at 1.0 mg/kg IV loading dose and 8.0 mg/kg/d for 3 consecutive days. Beginning on day 0 of treatment, intragastric pH monitoring was used to continuously record intragastric pH. Mean percentage times (MPTs) for which intragastric pH was ≥3 and ≥4 were compared between groups using analysis of variance. Results There was a statistically significant difference (P
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