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Anesthetic considerations of the older equine
1Department of Veterinary Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA. nmatthews@cvm.tamu.edu
The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice
|January 9, 2003
Abstract:
This article briefly reviews physiologic changes that may occur with aging in equine patients. It summarizes anesthetic protocols and problems encountered in a group of older horses (> 20 years old) anesthetized over the previous 10 years in the teaching hospital and makes recommendations for appropriate management of these patients.