Suspected air embolism associated with post-anesthetic pulmonary edema and neurologic sequelae in a horse

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Holbrook, Todd C ^a,b   Dechant, Julie E ^a   Crowson, Chris L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Anesthesia; Blindness; Equine; Nystagmus; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34247185269     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2006.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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