Veterinary and human anaesthesia: An overview of some parallels and contrasts

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 710-718

  Carter, J ^a   Story, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Human; Vetinary

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BIRD; CAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOG; GUINEA PIG; HORSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CODING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VETERINARY CLINIC; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; VETINARY;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANAESTHESIA; HUMAN; VETINARY;

EID: 84891859546     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1304100605     Document Type: Review

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