Oxygenation, oxygen delivery and anaesthesia in the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-35

  Hubbell, J A E ^a   Muir, W W ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Horse; Hypoxaemia; Oxygen delivery; Oxygenation; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; BLOOD; HORSE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; VETERINARY;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; HORSES; OXYGEN;

EID: 84919696402     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12258     Document Type: Review

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