284 350 300 250 200 Count Equipment Standard stethoscope Oesophageal stethoscope Suction machine Pulse oximeter Oscillometric blood pressure Doppler blood pressure Capnography Electrocardiography Rectal thermometer Oesopageal thermometer Heat mat Bair Hugger Heat lamp Other 150 100 50 0 227 53 344 221 111 276 193 216 200 284 148 9 31 Figure 1. Types of equipment used to monitor brachycephalic dogs during general anaesthesia. 35 Volume 40( 3) • June 2025 Neutral 25.42 % 16.20 % 2.23 % 11.17 % 44.97 % Not at all satisfied Quite satisfied Satisfied Very satisfied Figure 2. VNs ' satisfaction with their practice ' s existing brachycephalic anaesthesia protocols. Plus-Hex CLINICAL