Two cases of bradyarrhythmia and hypotension after extradural injections in dogs

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Iff, Isabelle ^a,b   Moens, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Dogs; Extradural anaesthesia; Hypotension

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 41849119872     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2987.2007.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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