Retrospective study of the risk factors and prevalence of colic in horses after orthopaedic surgery

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 321-325

  Senior, J M ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^b   Dugdale, A H A ^a   Clegg, P D ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b School of Veterinary Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUTORPHANOL; CEFTIOFUR; DETOMIDINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FLUNIXIN; GENTAMICIN; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NEOMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PENICILLIN G; PHENYLBUTAZONE; ROMIFIDINE; SULFONAMIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREMEDICATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 4644228694     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.11.321     Document Type: Review

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