Clinical comparison of xylazine and medetomidine for premedication of horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1144-1149

  Yamashita, Kazuto ^a   Muir III, William W ^b   Tsubakishita, Sae ^b   Abrahamsen, Eric ^b   Lerch, Phillip ^b   Hubbell, John A E ^b   Bednarski, Richard M ^b   Skarda, Roman T ^b   Izumisawa, Yasuharu ^a   Kotani, Tadao ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; GUAIFENESIN; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; THIOPENTAL; XYLAZINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXEMIA; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; STANDING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037108404     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.221.1144     Document Type: Article

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