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A sine wave alternating current of 50-100 ma., 700 cycles per second, and approximately 15 volts, applied to a dog with fronto-occipital electrodes, produces anaesthesia. Hypertension is an undesirable side-effect. Phenoxybenzamine 5 mg./kg. given intravenously was superior to reserpine 0.1 mg./kg. given intraperitoneally 24 hours previously, trimethaphan 0.01 per cent by intravenous drip, or the same drug in smaller dosage, in preventing this hypertensive response.
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Cameron, D.F., McIntyre, J.W.R. The use of hypotensive drugs during electrical anaesthesia in dogs. Can. Anaes. Soc. J. 10, 516–517 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002079
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