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Effects of oxygen supplementation on blood gas values in chemically restrained juvenile African elephants
D J Heard1, E R Jacobson, K A Brock
1Department of Special Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|November 1, 1986
Abstract:
Arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions were determined in sedated immature African elephants and in elephants immobilized with etorphine hydrochloride or with an etorphine-ketamine combination. For manipulative and surgical procedures, the Hudson demand valve was used for oxygen supplementation during 6 procedures, and insufflation was used during 2 procedures. The Hudson demand valve was more effective than insufflation in sustaining adequate arterial oxygenation.