Dose-sparing effects of romifidine premedication for thiopentone and halothane anaesthesia in the dog

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 141-146

  England, G C W ^a   Hammond, R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HALOTHANE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROMIFIDINE; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; IMIDAZOLES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RESPIRATION; THIOPENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031112843     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1997.tb03451.x     Document Type: Article

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