Effects of continuous rate intravenous infusion of butorphanol on physiologic and outcome variables in horses after celiotomy

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-563

  Sellon, Debra C ^a   Roberts, Malcolm C ^b   Blikslager, Anthony T ^b   Ulibarri, Catherine ^a   Papich, Mark G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Colic; Cortisol; Pain management; Stress

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; SURGICAL STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4243171425     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<555:EOCRII>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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