Veterinary practitioners have obligations to inform owners of the potential risks their animal might encounter during a surgery. A third of veterinarians believe that the majority of their clients are particularly concerned about their animal being anesthetized. The lack of a clear definition of ...
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Oberbauer, A. M.; Belanger, J. M.; Famula, T. R.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019, 5, November,
Background: The mortality rate of horses undergoing general anaesthesia is high when compared to humans or small animal patients. One of the most critical periods during equine anaesthesia is recovery, as the horse attempts to regain a standing position. This study was performed in a private equine ...
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Barrio, M. C. N. del; David, F.; Hughes, J. M. L.; Clifford, D.; Wilderjans, H.; Bennett, R.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Irish Veterinary Journal, 2018, 71, 6, pp (13 February 2018)
Melanoma is a common neoplasm in horses, with a high rate of incidence in the perineum and ventral tail. Surgical excision is often recommended to remove such masses and can be achieved in the standing horse either via local infiltration of local anaesthetic, or via epidural administration of a...
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Bird, A. R.; Morley, S. J.; Sherlock, C. E.; Mair, T. S.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Education, 2019, 31, 11, pp 567-574
OBJECTIVE: To compare complications between healthy horses undergoing general anesthesia for ophthalmic versus non-ophthalmic procedures and identify potential risk factors for the development of complications. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 502 horses (556 anesthetic procedures)....
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Curto, E. M.; Griffith, E. H.; Posner, L. P.; Walsh, K. T.; Balko, J. A.; Gilger, B. C.
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American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2018, 252, 9, pp 1113-1119
Pneumonia is one of the potential complications of general anaesthesia in horses. Anaesthesia is known to increase neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of horses after lateral recumbency, but studies after dorsal recumbency are lacking. Our primary aim was to determine when lung...
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Rossi, H.; Raekallio, M.; Määttä, M.; Tapio, H.; Hanifeh, M.; Junnila, J.; Rajamäki, M. M.; Mykkänen, A.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Journal, 2019, 251, pp 105352
Objective: To compare outcomes after semitendinosus tenotomy performed under standing sedation versus general anesthesia. Study Design: Retrospective case series. Sample Population: 20 horses with fibrotic myopathy of the semitendinosus muscle. Methods: Medical records (2002-2015) of horses...
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Suarez-Fuentes, D. G.; Tatarniuk, D. M.; Caston, S. S.; Kersh, K. D.; Gillen, A. M.; Hays, A. M.
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Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2018, 47, 3, pp 350-356
Anaesthetizing horses is risky business. Morbidity and mortality rates associated with equine anaesthesia suggest that horses are at high risk for the development of a wide variety of anaesthetic and anaesthesia-associated complications. Retrospective, prospective, and multicenter studies...
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Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG, Hannover, Germany
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Praktische Tierarzt, 2016, 97, 9, pp 794...806
Background: In horses castration with primary intention healing is usually performed under balanced inhalation anaesthesia. To optimise analgesia, the use of local anaesthesia was tested. Objectives: To investigate the effect of local mepivacaine before castration with first intention healing under ...
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Abass, M.; Picek, S.; Garzón, J. F. G.; Kühnle, C.; Zaghlou, A.; Bettschart-Wolfensberger, R.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2018, 50, 6, pp 733-738
A retrospective analysis was performed to determine mortality and morbidity rates for elective and emergency cases in an equine university teaching hospital. It investigated the effect of horse-, anesthetic-, timing, and clinician experience-related variables on anesthetic complications. In total,...
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Laurenza, C.; Ansart, L.; Portier, K.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020, 6, January,
Purpose of the study: To determine the incidence of fatalities in horses undergoing general anesthesia for examinations or surgical procedures from 2006 to 2011 at an Equine University Clinic (Munich), to differentiate between fatalities occurring in the time period from induction of anesthesia to...
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Czupalla, I.; Gerhards, H.
Publisher
Hippiatrika Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Pferdeheilkunde, 2013, 29, 6, pp 729-738