This new edition of Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research describes historical and
recent advances in our understanding of the cardiovascular system from studies conducted …

Equine field practice commonly requires short-to medium-term anesthesia being induced in
horses for either minor surgical or diagnostic procedures or for urgent medical care in …

An understanding of respiratory function as it relates to anesthesia requires consideration of
the neural control of respiration and its effect on alveolar ventilation (VA); the influence of …

Ketamine is the most commonly used injectable anaesthetic in horses. Combinations of
ketamine have been used to produce short durations of anaesthesia or as total intravenous …

Wojtasiak‐Wypart, M., Soma, LR, Rudy, JA, Uboh, CE, Boston, RC, Driessen, B.
Pharmacokinetic profile and pharmacodynamic effects of romifidine hydrochloride in the …

The parasympathetic tone activity (PTA) index is based on heart rate variability and has
been developed recently in animals to assess their relative parasympathetic tone. This study …

Maintenance of adequate respiratory function is a principal requirement for safe anesthesia.
The respiratory system is responsible for eliminating carbon dioxide (CO 2) via adjustments …

Sedation and general anesthesia produce profound changes in respiratory function, with the
degree of change depending on drugs employed, species involved, depth of anesthesia …

Objective Hypoxemia is common during equine field anesthesia. Our hypothesis was that
oxygen therapy from a portable oxygen concentrator would increase PaO 2 during field …

Clinical and haematobiochemical effects of four intravenous anaesthetic drug combinations
viz. ketamine alone (K), ketamine-diazepam (KD), ketamine-midazolam (KM) and ketamine …