Subcutaneous pre-anaesthetic medication with acepromazine-buprenorphine is effective as and less painful than the intramuscular route

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 474-477

  Gurney, M ^a   Cripps, P ^b   Mosing, M ^b  

^a Delamere House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; BUPRENORPHINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP SEDATION; DOG; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANIMALS; BUPRENORPHINE; DEEP SEDATION; DOGS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NARCOTICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PROPOFOL;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70349212073     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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