The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution characteristics of hyperbaric solutions in equine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), in an in vitro model of the subarachnoid space. The model was made with transparent PVC in which a catheter was adapted to infuse 10% glucose, 10% hyperbaric morphine, hyperbaric buprenorphine, and hyperbaric methadone, dyed with methilene blue in order to visualize the solutions distribution in the CSF. The distance in cm reached by the different agents every minute as well as the pattern of distribution were evaluated. All tested solutions distributed itself in a forward and vertically pattern from the tip of the catheter. Maximum distance reached after 15 minutes were 15cm for 10% glucose, 13cm for hyperbaric morphine, 18cm for hyperbaric buprenorphine, and 17cm for hyperbaric methadone. The proposed model was efficient to evaluate the distribution pattern of hyperbaric solutions in equine CSF, offering a new possibility to physically test the administration of solutions in the equine subarachnoid space.
experimental model; subarachnoid; in vitro; hyperbaric
