Use of a high-molecular-weight carboxymethylcellulose in a tissue protective solution for prevention of postoperative abdominal adhesions in ponies

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1448-1454

  Murphy, David J ^a   Peck, Lynn S ^a   Detrisac, Carol J ^a   Widenhouse, Christopher W ^a   Goldberg, Eugene P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUTORPHANOL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; FIBRINOGEN; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; GUAIFENESIN; KETAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL; XYLAZINE;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; INTESTINE SURGERY; JEJUNUM; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROSA; SUTURING METHOD;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036793235     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1448     Document Type: Article

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