Equine veterinary journal
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Equine veterinary journal · Jul 1983
Biography Historical ArticleEquine anaesthesia: discovery and rediscovery.
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Equine veterinary journal · Oct 1981
Case ReportsUse of infra-red carbon dioxide analysis during general anaesthesia in the horse.
The carbon dioxide content of respiratory gases may be monitored by the use of an infra-red carbon dioxide analyser. The technique allows continuous and non-invasive recording of important information concerning the ventilatory, circulatory and metabolic states of the anaesthetised horse. ⋯ Technical faults in the anaesthetic apparatus and the connections with the "patient" could be readily detected and emergency situations immediately recognised and treated without delay. Use of the apparatus allowed refinement of the anaesthetic technique and greatly augmented the safety of general anaesthesia.
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Equine veterinary journal · Jan 1978
Comparative StudyRecovery from anaesthesia in ponies: a comparative study of the effects of isoflurane, enflurane, methoxyflurane and halothane.
The duration and quality of recovery after separate 2 hour anaesthetic periods with equipotent alveolar concentrations of isoflurane, enflurane, halothane and methoxyflurane were evaluated in experimental ponies. Recovery was shortest after isoflurane anaesthesia, followed by enflurane, halothane and finally methoxyflurane, although standing was achieved more rapidly after enflurane than after isoflurane. This sequence of recovery times was compatible with the respective solubilities of the 4 agents. ⋯ Enflurane anaesthesia was followed by a very brief period of sternal recumbency but there was considerable shivering and incoordination upon standing. This may have been due to central nervous stimulation during anaesthesia producing a residual excitatory effect. On the basis of this investigation, isoflurane was considered to be the most satisfactory volatile anaesthetic for the horse.
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Equine veterinary journal · Jul 1975
The treatment of horses with chronic back pain by resecting the summits of the impinging dorsal spinous processes.
This paper describes the surgical treatment of 14 horses exhibiting chronic back pain attributed to impaction and overriding of the dorsal spines in the thoracolumbar region. The technique involved the resection of the summits of one or more dorsal spines following midline division of the supraspinous ligament. ⋯ A post-surgical complication encountered in one case was the development of new bone on the edge of a resected spine. This lesion, which pressed on the dorsal spine immediately caudal to it, was removed subsequently at a second operation and no further sequelae occurred.