The risk of death: The confidential enquiry into perioperative small animal fatalities

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Brodbelt, David C ^a,c   Blissitt, Karen J ^b   Hammond, Richard A ^c,e   Neath, Prue J ^d   Young, Lestey E ^a,f   Pfeiffer, Dirk U ^c   Wood, James L N ^a,g  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Northwest Surgeons   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f Veterinary Cardiology Services   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic related; Cat; Complications; Death; Dog; Mortality; Perioperative; Rabbit; Risk; Small animal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 49549115126     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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