Suspected venous air embolism in a horse

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 109-111

  Bradbury, L A ^a   Archer, D C ^a   Dugdale, A H A ^a   Senior, J M ^a   Edwards, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORSE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; JUGULAR VEIN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 13844298128     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.4.109     Document Type: Article

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