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Most available studies focus primarily on surgical techniques, with limited discussion of anesthetic safety, efficacy, and intraoperative complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eighteen anesthetic procedures for transvenous pacemaker implantation were retrospectively reviewed in dogs treated at a veterinary referral center in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, between 2024 and 2025. All dogs underwent clinical and laboratory evaluation, electrocardiography and\/or Holter monitoring, and echocardiography. Continuous intraoperative monitoring included heart rate, electrocardiography, respiratory rate, end-tidal CO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      , oxygen saturation, temperature, and invasive or non-invasive arterial blood pressure. Collected data included age, breed, sex, anesthetic protocol, clinical conditions, intraoperative events, and outcomes. Continuous variables were expressed as mean \u00b1 SD or median (range) according to data distribution assessed by the Shapiro\u2013Wilk test. Group comparisons were performed using Student's t-test or Mann\u2013Whitney U test, and categorical variables were analyzed using chi-square or Fisher's exact test (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixteen dogs (8 males and 8 females) underwent 18 anesthetic procedures, including two reinterventions. The main indication for pacemaker implantation was third-degree atrioventricular block (75%). Anesthetic protocols were individualized according to patient comorbidities. The most frequent anesthetic complication was hypotension (27.7%), successfully managed with fluid therapy and vasoactive support. Electrode migration occurred in 11% of procedures and required reintervention. No perioperative deaths were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion and conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Transvenous pacemaker implantation in dogs was successfully performed under individualized anesthetic management despite heterogeneous clinical conditions and absence of a standardized protocol. Hypotension was the most common anesthetic complication but was effectively treated. The routine use of temporary external pacing provided an essential safety margin for maintaining perioperative hemodynamic stability. No perioperative deaths were recorded. 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