Clinical evaluation of ketamine and lidocaine intravenous infusions to reduce isoflurane requirements in horses under general anaesthesia

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-305

  Enderle, Alke K ^a   Levionnois, Olivier L ^b   Kuhn, Matthias ^a   Schatzmann, Urs ^b  

^a Wahlstedt Private Equine Veterinary Clinic   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Horse; Isoflurane; Ketamine; Lidocaine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44949181949     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2007.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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