Anesthetic management of the head trauma patient: State of the art review

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-14

  Armitage Chan, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Wetmore, Lois A ^a   Chan, Daniel L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Dog; Intracranial pressure; Neuroanesthesia; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33847239148     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2006.00194.x     Document Type: Review

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