Medetomidine-ketamine anaesthesia induction followed by medetomidine-propofol in ponies: Infusion rates and cardiopulmonary side effects

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 308-313

  Bettschart Wolfensberger, R ^a,b   Bowen, I M ^a   Freeman, S L ^a   Weller, R ^a   Clarke, K W ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Horse; Medetomidine; Propofol; Total intravenous anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; NARKETAN; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HORSE; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG TOXICITY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; SEDATION; STANDING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEART RATE; HORSES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0141889516     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403776148354     Document Type: Article

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