Minimal alveolar concentration of desflurane in combination with an infusion of medetomidine for the anaesthesia of ponies

Veterinary Record

Volumn 148, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 264-267

  Bettschart Wolfensberger, R ^a   Jaggin Schmucker N ^a   Lendl, Ch ^a   Bettschart, R W ^a   Clarke, K W ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; OXYGEN; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HORSE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035799089     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.9.264     Document Type: Article

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