Background. Little information exists regarding factors influencing perioperative cardiac arrests and their outcome. This survey evaluated the incidence, causes and outcome of perioperative cardiac arrests in a Brazilian ...

Background. Little information exists regarding factors influencing perioperative cardiac arrests and their outcome. This survey evaluated the incidence, causes and outcome of perioperative cardiac arrests in a Brazilian ...

Objective To determine the effects of surgery, hypoxia, hypercapnia and flunixin administration on plasma β-endorphin immunoreactivity (BEI) in anaesthetized horses. Study design Prospective crossover study. Animals Six ...

Objective To characterize intravenous anaesthesia with detomidine, ketamine and guaiphenesin in pregnant ponies. Animals Twelve pony mares, at 260–320days gestation undergoing abdominal surgery to implant fetal and maternal ...

Lactic acid was infused iv in 6 Welsh ponies during pentobarbitone anaesthesia to investigate whether lactate triggers the pituitary-adrenal response to anaesthesia. Ponies were premedicated with acepromazine and anaesthesia ...

Six Welsh gelding ponies were premedicated with 0.03 mg/kg of acepromazine intravenously (i.v.) prior to induction of anaesthesia with midazolam at 0.2 mg/kg and ketamine at 2 mg/kg i.v.. Anaesthesia was maintained for 2 ...

Six Welsh gelding ponies were premedicated with 0.03 mg/kg of acepromazine intravenously (i.v.) prior to induction of anaesthesia with midazolam at 0.2 mg/kg and ketamine at 2 mg/kg i.v.. Anaesthesia was maintained for 2 ...