High rectal temperature indicates an increased risk of unexpected recovery in anaesthetized badgers

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-52

  McLaren, Graeme W ^a   Thornton, Peter D ^b,c   Newman, Chris ^a   Buesching, Christina D ^a   Baker, Sandra E ^a   Mathews, Fiona ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Animal welfare; Badgers; Early recovery; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; KETAMINE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILD ANIMAL;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUTORPHANOL; FEVER; HEART RATE; KETAMINE; MUSTELIDAE; RECTUM; RESPIRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944378054     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2004.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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